12 months after 12 months we are saying it, and 12 months after 12 months it is true… to complete first, first you need to end.
With no vital overhaul of the rules it is not precisely shocking that that there have been no critical reliability points over the three days of testing.
That stated, for essentially the most half reliability was very spectacular.
Amidst all of the discuss of lengthy runs, quick runs, gasoline hundreds and the remaining, the principle issue is – as we noticed with Ferrari final 12 months – it is no use having tempo in case your automobile is not going to final the gap.
Consequently, AlphaTauri, who had a fairly dreadful 2022 and at the moment are understandably topic to deep and significant hypothesis throughout the Purple Bull empire, will probably be happy with what they achieved over the three days.
Whereas Yuki Tsunoda was the sixth quickest driver total, and fourth on the C4, teammate Nyck de Vries accomplished the second highest variety of laps.
Certainly, when you think about that he had much less time within the automobile than the person who accomplished essentially the most (Alonso), the Dutch teenager had a really busy time of it, as did fellow rookie Logan Sargeant.
With Alonso doing the lion’s share of the testing it comes as no shock that Felipe Drugovich accomplished the least variety of laps, nonetheless, worryingly, becoming a member of the Brazilian-Italian on the incorrect finish of the desk are the McLaren pair, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
With that in thoughts, with simply 312 laps to its tally, in comparison with 456 for AlphaTauri and 439 for Williams, McLaren will probably be approaching the season opener with comprehensible trepidation.
Of then three predominant title contenders, Purple Bull accomplished 413 laps, in comparison with Ferrari’s 417 and Mercedes 398.
Because it provides for of the groups it comes as no shock that Mercedes tops the engine reliability chart, although with simply two groups the Honda RBPT unit is wanting formidably robust.
Engine Producer Take a look at Mileage
Engine Producer
Laps
Miles
Kms
Mercedes
1536
5165.5
8312.8
Ferrari
1234
4149.9
6678.4
Honda
869
2922.4
4703.0
Renault
353
1187.1
1910.4
Group Take a look at Mileage
Group
Laps
Miles
Kms
AlphaTauri
456
1533.5
2467.9
Williams
439
1476.3
2375.9
Ferrari
417
1402.4
2256.8
Haas
415
1395.6
2246.0
Purple Bull
413
1388.9
2235.2
Alfa Romeo
402
1351.9
2175.6
Mercedes
398
1338.5
2154.0
Aston Martin
387
1301.5
2094.4
Alpine
353
1187.1
1910.4
McLaren
312
1049.2
1688.5
Driver Take a look at Mileage
Driver
Group
Laps
Miles
Kms
Alonso
Aston Martin
270
908.0
1461.2
De Vries
AlphaTauri
246
827.3
1331.4
Sargeant
Williams
229
770.1
1239.3
Hamilton
Mercedes
220
739.8
1190.6
Magnussen
Haas
219
736.5
1185.2
Sainz
Ferrari
218
733.1
1179.8
Albon
Williams
210
706.2
1136.5
Tsunoda
AlphaTauri
210
706.2
1136.5
Perez
Purple Bull
209
702.9
1131.1
Verstappen
Purple Bull
204
686.0
1104.0
Bottas
Alfa Romeo
202
679.3
1093.2
Zhou
Alfa Romeo
200
672.6
1082.4
Leclerc
Ferrari
199
669.2
1077.0
Hulkenberg
Haas
196
659.1
1060.8
Ocon
Alpine
178
598.6
963.3
Russel
Mercedes
178
598.6
963.3
Gasly
Alpine
175
588.5
947.1
Piastri
McLaren
170
571.7
920.0
Norris
McLaren
142
477.5
768.5
Drugovich
Aston Martin
117
393.5
633.2
Greatest Instances
Date
Driver
Group
Tyres
Time
Hole
25-Feb
Perez
Purple Bull
C4
1:30.305
134.064 mph
25-Feb
Hamilton
Mercedes
C5
1:30.664
0.359
25-Feb
Bottas
Alfa Romeo
C5
1:30.827
0.522
25-Feb
Leclerc
Ferrari
C4
1:31.024
0.719
25-Feb
Sainz
Ferrari
C4
1:31.036
0.731
25-Feb
Tsunoda
AlphaTauri
C4
1:31.261
0.956
25-Feb
Magnussen
Haas
C4
1:31.381
1.076
25-Feb
Russel
Mercedes
C5
1:31.442
1.137
25-Feb
Alonso
Aston Martin
C4
1:31.450
1.145
24-Feb
Zhou
Alfa Romeo
C5
1:31.610
1.305
24-Feb
Verstappen
Purple Bull
C3
1:31.650
1.345
25-Feb
Drugovich
Aston Martin
C5
1:32.075
1.770
25-Feb
Norris
McLaren
C3
1:32.160
1.855
24-Feb
Alonso
Aston Martin
C3
1:32.205
1.900
24-Feb
De Vries
AlphaTauri
C4
1:32.222
1.917
24-Feb
Hulkenberg
Haas
C4
1:32.466
2.161
24-Feb
Sainz
Ferrari
C3
1:32.486
2.181
24-Feb
Sargeant
Williams
C5
1:32.549
2.244
24-Feb
Leclerc
Ferrari
C3
1:32.725
2.420
25-Feb
Gasly
Alpine
C3
1:32.762
2.457
25-Feb
Albon
Williams
C5
1:32.793
2.488
24-Feb
Piastri
McLaren
C3
1:33.175
2.870
25-Feb
Ocon
Alpine
C3
1:33.257
2.952
25-Feb
Hulkenberg
Haas
C3
1:33.329
3.024
24-Feb
Magnussen
Haas
C3
1:33.442
3.137
23-Feb
Hamilton
Mercedes
C3
1:33.508
3.203
24-Feb
Russel
Mercedes
C3
1:33.654
3.349
23-Feb
Albon
Williams
C4
1:33.671
3.366
23-Feb
Zhou
Alfa Romeo
C3
1:33.723
3.418
24-Feb
Perez
Purple Bull
PRO
1:33.751
3.446
23-Feb
Sargeant
Williams
C3
1:34.324
4.019
23-Feb
Bottas
Alfa Romeo
C3
1:34.558
4.253
23-Feb
De Vries
AlphaTauri
PRO
1:34.559
4.254
23-Feb
Drugovich
Aston Martin
C3
1:34.564
4.259
23-Feb
Tsunoda
AlphaTauri
C3
1:34.671
4.366
23-Feb
Gasly
Alpine
C2
1:34.822
4.517
23-Feb
Ocon
Alpine
C2
1:34.871
4.566
24-Feb
Norris
McLaren
C2
1:35.522
5.217
24-Feb
Tsunoda
AlphaTauri
C2
1:35.708
5.403
25-Feb
De Vries
AlphaTauri
C3
1:38.244
7.939
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