Barcelona Test 1 Mileage Stats

05/03/2017
NEWS STORY

After all these years, it's a trap we still fall into, focussing on the name at the top of the timesheets and in particular his time.

However, it's no use being the quickest out there if you are not going to go the distance... as the old adage goes, 'to finish first, first you have to finish'.

That said, as has become the norm in recent years the name at the top of the sheets in terms of times is also right up there in terms of reliability.

Due to his 'electrical issue' on Thursday, not only has Lewis Hamilton missed out on the fastest time of the week in Barcelona, he has also lost out in terms of covering the most mileage, both honours going to teammate Valtteri Bottas, the Finn not only being fastest but completing 324 laps, 57 more than his nearest rival, Sebastian Vettel..

While Mercedes and Ferrari covered well over a thousand miles over the four days, McLaren could only manage 601 and Toro Rosso 529, and bear in mind, the average Grand Prix is around 190 miles (310kms) and this year drivers are limited to 4 units before incurring penalties.

Between them the Mercedes powered teams managed 1049 laps, with Ferrari second best on 810, Honda - albeit only supplying one team - couldn't manage 200.

The times are important, but even more so is reliability, and once again Mercedes is showing ominous strength in both areas.

Engine Manufacturer Test Mileage

Engine Manufacturer Laps Miles Kms
Mercedes 1049 3034.2 4883.0
Ferrari (17) 810 2342.9 3770.5
Renault 770 2227.2 3584.3
Ferrari (16) 349 1009.5 1624.6
Honda 208 601.6 968.2

Team Test Mileage

Team Laps Miles Kms
Mercedes 558 1614.0 2597.4
Ferrari 468 1353.7 2178.5
Sauber 349 1009.5 1624.6
Haas 342 989.2 1592.0
Red Bull 294 850.4 1368.5
Renault 293 847.5 1363.9
Force India 278 804.1 1294.1
Williams 213 616.1 991.5
McLaren 208 601.6 968.2
Toro Rosso 183 529.3 851.8

Driver Test Mileage

Driver Team Laps Miles Kms
Bottas Mercedes 324 937.2 1508.2
Vettel Ferrari 267 772.3 1242.9
Hamilton Mercedes 234 676.8 1089.2
Raikkonen Ferrari 201 581.4 935.6
Ericsson Sauber 198 572.7 921.7
Verstappen Red Bull 174 503.3 810.0
Grosjean Haas 174 503.3 810.0
Magnussen Haas 168 485.9 782.0
Giovinazzi Sauber 151 436.8 702.9
Hulkenberg Renault 150 433.9 698.2
Palmer Renault 143 413.6 665.7
Perez Force India 121 350.0 563.2
Ricciardo Red Bull 120 347.1 558.6
Stroll Williams 110 318.2 512.0
Vandoorne McLaren 107 309.5 498.1
Massa Williams 103 297.9 479.5
Alonso McLaren 101 292.1 470.1
Kvyat Toro Rosso 100 289.3 465.5
Ocon Force India 86 248.8 400.3
Sainz Toro Rosso 83 240.1 386.4
Celis Force India 71 205.4 330.5

Best Times Week 1

Date Driver Team Tyres Time Gap
01-Mar Bottas Mercedes US 1:19.705 130.481 mph
01-Mar Vettel Ferrari S 1:19.952 0.247
02-Mar Raikkonen Ferrari S 1:20.872 1.167
28-Feb Hamilton Mercedes SS 1:20.983 1.278
01-Mar Ricciardo Red Bull S 1:21.153 1.448
01-Mar Palmer Renault S 1:21.396 1.691
02-Mar Verstappen Red Bull S 1:21.769 2.064
01-Mar Hulkenberg Renault S 1:21.791 2.086
01-Mar Ericsson Sauber SS 1:21.824 2.119
27-Feb Massa Williams S 1:22.076 2.371
01-Mar Grosjean Haas SS 1:22.118 2.413
28-Feb Magnussen Haas SS 1:22.204 2.499
28-Feb Stroll Williams S 1:22.351 2.646
02-Mar Giovinazzi Sauber US 1:22.401 2.696
28-Feb Ocon Force India SS 1:22.509 2.804
02-Mar Perez Force India US 1:22.534 2.829
02-Mar Vandoorne McLaren US 1:22.576 2.871
01-Mar Alonso McLaren US 1:22.598 2.893
28-Feb Kvyat Toro Rosso S 1:22.956 3.251
27-Feb Bottas Mercedes S 1:23.169 3.464
01-Mar Sainz Toro Rosso M 1:23.540 3.835
01-Mar Celis Force India US 1:23.568 3.863

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