The performance of the Mercedes factory team and their engine customers has been hard to ignore throughout testing.
Ferrari have been less eye-catching but while much attention has been focused on the three-pointed star, the prancing horse have made a solid start to the year as well.
The F14 Ts have been covered almost as much mileage as a the top Mercedes-powred cars and Fernando Alonso lapped within a second of them in the final day of testing today.
Through testing there has been a clear hierarchy dividing the three engine manufacturers – Mercedes at the top, Renault at the bottom, and Ferrari somewhere in the middle. It’s too early to say they won’t be close enough to Mercedes to give them a run for their money – especially given the rapid rate of development expected with this year’s cars.
Here’s the data from the 12 days of pre-season testing.
Mileage by engine
Engine | Total laps | Total distance (km) |
Mercedes | 3,483 | 17,988.996 |
Ferrari | 1,968 | 10,213.92 |
Renault | 1,649 | 8,775.804 |
Mileage by team
28th Jan | 29th Jan | 30th Jan | 31st Jan | 19th Feb | 20th Feb | 21st Feb | 22nd Feb | 27th Feb | 28th Feb | 1st Mar | 2nd Mar | |
Red Bull | 13.284 | 35.424 | 13.284 | 30.996 | 75.768 | 319.308 | 151.536 | 81.18 | 211.068 | 357.192 | 5.412 | 416.724 |
Mercedes | 79.704 | 429.516 | 274.536 | 584.496 | 400.488 | 460.02 | 362.604 | 481.668 | 481.668 | 481.668 | 557.436 | 373.428 |
Ferrari | 137.268 | 208.116 | 256.824 | 509.22 | 346.368 | 524.964 | 238.128 | 443.784 | 292.248 | 660.264 | 470.844 | 400.488 |
Lotus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.296 | 97.416 | 140.712 | 319.308 | 167.772 | 167.772 | 178.596 | 173.184 |
McLaren | 0 | 190.404 | 407.376 | 487.08 | 438.372 | 248.952 | 557.436 | 357.192 | 589.908 | 281.424 | 476.256 | 119.064 |
Force India | 48.708 | 163.836 | 75.276 | 358.668 | 422.136 | 319.308 | 308.484 | 102.828 | 568.26 | 584.496 | 622.38 | 400.488 |
Sauber | 30.996 | 234.684 | 150.552 | 305.532 | 443.784 | 297.66 | 519.552 | 37.884 | 481.668 | 573.672 | 5.412 | 957.924 |
Toro Rosso | 66.42 | 0 | 132.84 | 39.852 | 27.06 | 313.896 | 308.484 | 102.828 | 303.072 | 330.132 | 438.372 | 400.488 |
Williams | 30.996 | 154.98 | 208.116 | 380.808 | 27.06 | 627.792 | 622.38 | 470.844 | 692.736 | 557.436 | 535.788 | 584.496 |
Marussia | 0 | 0 | 22.14 | 110.7 | 16.236 | 92.004 | 21.648 | 27.06 | 238.128 | 405.9 | 422.136 | 330.132 |
Caterham | 4.428 | 48.708 | 44.28 | 239.112 | 368.016 | 357.192 | 530.376 | 113.652 | 102.828 | 297.66 | 633.204 | 573.672 |
The chart above shows how much mileage each team covered on each day. Here are their totals for the whole of testing:
Team | Model | Total laps | Total distance (km) |
Mercedes | W05 | 974 | 4,967.23 |
Williams | FW36 | 936 | 4,893.43 |
Ferrari | F14 T | 875 | 4,488.52 |
McLaren | MP4-29 | 812 | 4,153.46 |
Sauber | C33 | 776 | 4,039.32 |
Force India | VJM07 | 761 | 3,974.87 |
Caterham | CT05 | 626 | 3,313.13 |
Toro Rosso | STR9 | 465 | 2,463.44 |
Red Bull | RB10 | 320 | 1,711.18 |
Marussia | MR03 | 317 | 1,686.08 |
Lotus | E22 | 238 | 1,288.06 |
Best lap times by team
Bahrain
Combined times for eight days.
Team | Driver | Time | Gap | |
1 | Williams | Felipe Massa | 1’33.258 | |
2 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | 1’33.278 | 0.020 |
3 | Ferrari | Fernando Alonso | 1’34.280 | 1.022 |
4 | McLaren | Kevin Magnussen | 1’34.910 | 1.652 |
5 | Force India | Sergio Perez | 1’35.290 | 2.032 |
6 | Toro Rosso | Jean-Eric Vergne | 1’35.701 | 2.443 |
7 | Red Bull | Daniel Ricciardo | 1’35.743 | 2.485 |
8 | Sauber | Adrian Sutil | 1’36.467 | 3.209 |
9 | Marussia | Max Chilton | 1’36.835 | 3.577 |
10 | Caterham | Marcus Ericsson | 1’38.083 | 4.825 |
11 | Lotus | Pastor Maldonado | 1’38.707 | 5.449 |
Jerez
Combined times for four days.
Team | Driver | Time | Gap | |
1 | McLaren | Kevin Magnussen | 1’23.276 | |
2 | Williams | Felipe Massa | 1’23.700 | 0.424 |
3 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | 1’23.952 | 0.676 |
4 | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | 1’24.812 | 1.536 |
5 | Force India | Nico Hulkenberg | 1’26.096 | 2.820 |
6 | Toro Rosso | Jean-Eric Vergne | 1’29.915 | 6.639 |
7 | Sauber | Adrian Sutil | 1’30.161 | 6.885 |
8 | Marussia | Jules Bianchi | 1’32.222 | 8.946 |
9 | Caterham | Marcus Ericsson | 1’37.975 | 14.699 |
10 | Red Bull | Sebastian Vettel | 1’38.320 | 15.044 |
Best lap times by driver – Bahrain
Pos. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Gap | Tyre | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Mercedes | 1’33.258 | New super-soft | 1st Mar | |
2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Mercedes | 1’33.278 | 0.020 | New super-soft | 2nd Mar |
3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Mercedes | 1’33.283 | 0.025 | New soft | 22nd Feb |
4 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Mercedes | 1’33.987 | 0.729 | New soft | 2nd Mar |
5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’34.280 | 1.022 | New super-soft | 2nd Mar |
6 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | Mercedes | 1’34.910 | 1.652 | New super-soft | 20th Feb |
7 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Mercedes | 1’34.957 | 1.699 | New soft | 22nd Feb |
8 | Sergio Perez | Force India | Mercedes | 1’35.290 | 2.032 | New soft | 27th Feb |
9 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’35.426 | 2.168 | New super-soft | 1st Mar |
10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | Mercedes | 1’35.577 | 2.319 | New super-soft | 2nd Mar |
11 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso | Renault | 1’35.701 | 2.443 | New super-soft | 2nd Mar |
12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Renault | 1’35.743 | 2.485 | New soft | 28th Feb |
13 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Renault | 1’36.113 | 2.855 | New super-soft | 1st Mar |
14 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber | Ferrari | 1’36.467 | 3.209 | New super-soft | 2nd Mar |
15 | Max Chilton | Marussia | Ferrari | 1’36.835 | 3.577 | New super soft | 2nd Mar |
16 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | Ferrari | 1’37.087 | 3.829 | New super-soft | 1st Mar |
17 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | Ferrari | 1’37.180 | 3.922 | New soft | 21st Feb |
18 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Renault | 1’37.468 | 4.210 | Used soft | 2nd Mar |
19 | Felipe Nasr | Williams | Mercedes | 1’37.569 | 4.311 | New medium | 22nd Feb |
20 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham | Renault | 1’38.083 | 4.825 | New super-soft | 1st Mar |
21 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham | Renault | 1’38.391 | 5.133 | New soft | 2nd Mar |
22 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | Renault | 1’38.707 | 5.449 | New soft | 22nd Feb |
23 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Renault | 1’39.302 | 6.044 | New soft | 2nd Mar |
24 | Robin Frijns | Caterham | Renault | 1’42.534 | 9.276 | Used medium | 19th Feb |
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Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
2nd March 2014, 15:41
Mercedes for pole, with Williams right up there and the other Mercedes teams, punctuated by Ferrari and followed by Red Bull. That’s my prediction for Australia.
iAltair (@)
2nd March 2014, 15:46
I would say that Ferrari is behind Redbull.
LotsOfControl (@for-unlawful-carnal-knowledge)
2nd March 2014, 15:52
And you draw your conclusion based on?
Imre (@f1mre)
2nd March 2014, 16:04
This? http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/3/14306.html
LotsOfControl (@for-unlawful-carnal-knowledge)
2nd March 2014, 16:09
lol
iAltair (@)
2nd March 2014, 16:12
Is it me or the times are 1:2x:xxx?
LotsOfControl (@for-unlawful-carnal-knowledge)
2nd March 2014, 16:14
Those are 2013 tests
ForzaAlanRabbit (@jojobudgie)
2nd March 2014, 15:42
Ferrari definitely getting there. Could be a while yet though.
ForzaAlanRabbit (@jojobudgie)
2nd March 2014, 15:44
Vergne highest placed Renault-engine driver.
Toro Rosso to beat RB for the first few races?
dkpioe
2nd March 2014, 16:14
mostly likely yes, but not because they have a faster car, but because Redbull have failed to get their faster car to run reliably. Redbull may not finish the first 5 races…. who knows, they could do a Ferrari from 1991, where Nigel Mansell won the first race when everyone expected the car to only last half the race.
dkpioe
2nd March 2014, 16:14
1989 sorry
Yoshisune (@yobo01)
2nd March 2014, 16:15
On pure performance, I don’t think so. Ricciardo’s time was on day 2 and back then they weren’t focusing on performance too much, I think they can do better.
Vettel probably didn’t even try a quali sim.
That said, if Red Bull’s reliability doesn’t improve, Toro Rosso could very well beat them.
R.J. O'Connell (@rjoconnell)
2nd March 2014, 16:22
Reminds me of another turbocharged Renault-powered “glass cannon” – the RS01.
Corrado (@)
2nd March 2014, 15:55
Really great to see Ferrari up there. I know it’s just testing, but +3 seconds after so many testing days was a little worrying.
Could this be a great year for Williams and Massa with all these new regulations, like 2009 was for BrawnGP and Button ?!?
Rally Man (@rally-man)
2nd March 2014, 16:37
I hope so!
R.J. O'Connell (@rjoconnell)
2nd March 2014, 15:59
I have no idea where Ferrari stand. Not a bottom-half team by any means, but where are they in relation to the projected front-runners? Are they better than Williams, McLaren, or Force India? I wouldn’t put them ahead of Mercedes.
I also have no idea where to place the Renault teams. Toro Rosso and Red Bull have pace, but almost zero reliability. Caterham have reliability, but not the pace. Lotus are a mess, and that’s a real shame considering how well the team has done in recent years and how highly I rate both drivers.
bobby ferrazza
2nd March 2014, 16:46
It almost seems that Ferrari might be where they left off last year: Third or fourth fastest on single lap pace but faster on race pace. I read something about their planned updates before Australia but the article was confusing as to whether those parts came here already, or will only get bolted on before Australia.
dkpioe
2nd March 2014, 16:08
for Ferrari it could be a similar to past few years, slow in qualifying, fast in race. for Mercedes it could be the same also, fast in qualifying and slow in race.
dkpioe
2nd March 2014, 16:12
looking at qualifying lap time from Bahrain last year, Williams has made up the most lap time speed. Mercedes are slower then their qualifying time of last year by 1 second, while Williams are 1 second faster then their qualifying time. interpret that how you want to. I found it fascinating though. I haven’t even looked at red bulls times though because I know they have had reliability problems and can and will go much faster.
andae23 (@andae23)
2nd March 2014, 16:17
Sad to see that the only day Red Bull did more laps than either Mercedes or Ferrari was the final day…
zimkazimka (@zimkazimka)
2nd March 2014, 17:31
cool to see Marussias splitting up Saubers, although, it’s likely an indication of Sauber’s weakness rather than Marussia’s strength. still…
Atticus (@atticus-2)
2nd March 2014, 18:32
I thought Sky reported a confirmation by Mercedes that Lewis did that time on super-softs… But then again, it makes sense he used softs, because otherwise there would be an inexplicably big gap between him and Rosberg.
AdrianMorse (@adrianmorse)
2nd March 2014, 20:30
@atticus-2, from the Autosport comments I interpreted that at the end he went out on super-softs, set a best S1, but then aborted that lap and did a 33.8 on the next lap. 33.2 on used softs is impressive though (I don’t know how used though – one aborted flying lap?).
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
3rd March 2014, 8:46
@atticus-2 @adrianmorse @wsrgo The data here is from Pirelli.
Looks like Sky have changed their mind:
https://twitter.com/SkySportsF1/status/440407770722889728
wsrgo (@wsrgo)
3rd March 2014, 16:00
!keithcolantine Er..no, Mercedes themselves say otherwise.. https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/status/440506301332746240
wsrgo (@wsrgo)
3rd March 2014, 16:00
@keithcollantine
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
3rd March 2014, 18:09
@atticus-2 @adrianmorse @wsrgo Given the conflicting reports I asked Pirelli to check. They said the original information was incorrect and they now agree Hamilton’s time was done on super-softs so the table above has been updated accordingly.
wsrgo (@wsrgo)
4th March 2014, 2:12
@keithcollantine Ah okay, thanks…
wsrgo (@wsrgo)
3rd March 2014, 4:05
Not sure where this is from but Sky said that Hamilton’s best time was on super softs.
Damon
3rd March 2014, 8:51
It’s getting silly now, Hamilton said on sky that he used two sets of supersofts.
He also said that his first run on them was pretty poor, he did a 1.41 after setting a purple first sector
He also stated that his second run was terrible but yet it was much quicker than his first run with a 1.33.8.
This leads me to believe that the first run which he said was pretty poor was actually his fastest time of 1.33.2 and his terrible second run was the 1.41.
KnottyBwoy
3rd March 2014, 11:58
If you’re not a Mercedes fan, you better be worried…check this out.. http://www.pirelli.com/corporate/en/press/2014/03/02/review-%E2%80%93-2014-official-formula-one-test-bahrain-27-february-2-march/ Ham knocked those 1m33.278s on used softs… look at the end part of the page. A lil’ tickle to other teams specially Williams from Merc. Yeah?!
Arki (@arki19)
3rd March 2014, 9:22
It is fantastic to have all the information in that last table all together. I know alot of followers of this website manage to watch several sites at once – Autosport live, AMuS, F1 Net etc., so already had that data but I had not read the tyre compounds each driver was using on their fastest lap. Thanks @keithcollantine.
Not looking good for Lotus. Red Bull have masses of resources to throw at their problems but it does not seem like Lotus do.
Damon
3rd March 2014, 18:04
@KnottyBwoy
Hate to let you down but Pirelli made a mistake, Mercedes have confirmed on Twitter that Hamilton used the Supersofts on his fastest time of the day.
@MercedesAMGF1: @tgruener @andrewbensonf1 Hi all.. just to confirm, it was the supersoft tyre that Lewis used to set the fastest time yesterday