Ferrari might have the speed, but in terms of reliability Mercedes has it in the bag.

At the conclusion of the two Barcelona tests, Ferrari drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel sit proudly at the top of the timesheets, and while both play down their chances, the 0.6s gap to the Silver Arrows must give them some confidence as we head to Melbourne.

The Ferrari has been pretty reliable also, a couple of glitches and a couple of spins, all-in-all the Maranello outfit completed 956 laps over the eight days of testing, that’s 2,765 miles (4,450 kms).

However, while the silver cars might be 0.6s off the pace, once again the reliability is staggering, the W08 having covered 3,170 miles (5,101 kms) without missing a beat.

Though well off the pace, Sauber is fourth in terms of distance covered, just 12 laps down on Williams.

Interestingly, the Renault powered teams are at the other end of the board, though hopefully that doesn’t mean we're going to see Dietrich Mateschitz threaten to quit the sport – or not – if alternative watch suppliers cannot be found.

While week one saw McLaren complete more laps than Toro Rosso, the Faenza outfit got its act together in week two.

Over the eight days of the tests, the McLaren covered 1,229 miles, around 6.5 race distances, Mercedes managed around 16.5.

Engine Manufacturer Test Mileage

Engine Manufacturer	Laps	Miles	Kms
Mercedes	2681	7754.8	12479.8
Renault	1865	5394.5	8681.4
Ferrari (17)	1670	4830.5	7773.7
Ferrari (16)	788	2279.3	3668.1
Honda	425	1229.3	1978.3

Team Test Mileage

Team	Laps	Miles	Kms
Mercedes	1096	3170.2	5101.8
Ferrari	956	2765.2	4450.1
Williams	800	2314.0	3723.9
Sauber	788	2279.3	3668.1
Force India	785	2270.6	3654.1
Haas	714	2065.2	3323.6
Red Bull	684	1978.5	3184.0
Renault	597	1726.8	2779.0
Toro Rosso	584	1689.2	2718.5
McLaren	425	1229.3	1978.3

Driver Test Mileage

Driver	Team	Laps	Miles	Kms
Bottas	Mercedes	628	1816.5	2923.3
Vettel	Ferrari	591	1709.5	2751.0
Hamilton	Mercedes	468	1353.7	2178.5
Ericsson	Sauber	445	1287.2	2071.4
Massa	Williams	414	1197.5	1927.1
Stroll	Williams	386	1116.5	1796.8
Magnussen	Haas	368	1064.4	1713.0
Ocon	Force India	365	1055.8	1699.0
Raikkonen	Ferrari	365	1055.8	1699.0
Perez	Force India	349	1009.5	1624.6
Verstappen	Red Bull	347	1003.7	1615.3
Grosjean	Haas	346	1000.8	1610.6
Ricciardo	Red Bull	337	974.8	1568.7
Hulkenberg	Renault	314	908.2	1461.6
Sainz	Toro Rosso	307	888.0	1429.1
Palmer	Renault	283	818.6	1317.3
Kvyat	Toro Rosso	277	801.2	1289.4
Vandoorne	McLaren	235	679.7	1093.9
Wehrlein	Sauber	192	555.4	893.7
Alonso	McLaren	190	549.6	884.4
Giovinazzi	Sauber	151	436.8	702.9
Celis	Force India	71	205.4	330.5

Best Times Barcelona Tests 1 & 2

Date	Driver	Team	Tyres	Time	Gap
10-Mar	Raikkonen	Ferrari	SS	1:18.634	132.424 mph
09-Mar	Vettel	Ferrari	US	1:19.024	0.390
08-Mar	Bottas	Mercedes	SS	1:19.310	0.676
09-Mar	Hamilton	Mercedes	US	1:19.352	0.718
08-Mar	Massa	Williams	US	1:19.420	0.786
10-Mar	Verstappen	Red Bull	SS	1:19.438	0.804
10-Mar	Sainz	Toro Rosso	US	1:19.837	1.203
10-Mar	Hulkenberg	Renault	US	1:19.885	1.251
07-Mar	Ricciardo	Red Bull	US	1:19.900	1.266
10-Mar	Perez	Force India	US	1:20.116	1.482
09-Mar	Ocon	Force India	US	1:20.161	1.527
10-Mar	Palmer	Renault	US	1:20.205	1.571
10-Mar	Stroll	Williams	S	1:20.335	1.701
09-Mar	Kvyat	Toro Rosso	SS	1:20.416	1.782
09-Mar	Magnussen	Haas	US	1:20.504	1.870
10-Mar	Grosjean	Haas	US	1:21.110	2.476
09-Mar	Vandoorne	McLaren	US	1:21.348	2.714
10-Mar	Alonso	McLaren	US	1:21.389	2.755
10-Mar	Ericsson	Sauber	US	1:21.670	3.036
07-Mar	Wehrlein	Sauber	S	1:22.336	3.702
02-Mar	Giovinazzi	Sauber	US	1:22.401	3.767
27-Feb	Bottas	Mercedes	S	1:23.169	4.535
01-Mar	Celis	Force India	US	1:23.568	4.934

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1. Posted by bmendon, 11/03/2017 11:14

"Does McLaren get the "most engines used in one day" award?"

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2. Posted by Kurik, 11/03/2017 10:25

"Mercedes were the most reliable last year and looked what happened to Hamilton....Same with Ferrari topping the standings....Testing really doesn't give a true depiction of what happens during race conditions so its a wait and see thing based on what we have seen in the past. We do know it will be a battle between merc/bulls/ferrari though as they are be far the top teams at the moment...."

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