In a number of brief hours, the 2024 System 1 season will get underway, as all ten groups are set to take part in pre-season testing. Beginning Wednesday morning at Bahrain Worldwide Circuit, the positioning of the primary race of the season, each F1 group will put their 2024 challengers by way of the paces, gathering crucial knowledge for the season forward.
Now, all ten groups have confirmed their driver lineups for the times to return.
Not one of the groups will probably be utilizing a reserve driver throughout testing, that means all 20 F1 drivers will probably be in motion over the following three days. Whereas nearly all of groups will use each drivers on every day, some groups — Crimson Bull, Mercedes, and Williams — may have a devoted driver for one full day of testing. For instance, defending Drivers’ Champion Max Verstappen may have the RB20 to himself all day Wednesday.
Ferrari has solely outlined the schedule for the primary day, which can see Charles Leclerc take part within the morning session, and Carlos Sainz Jr. within the afternoon session.
Right here is the complete schedule:
2024 Testing Lineup
| Group | Wednesday (morning) | Wednesday (afternoon) | Thursday (morning) | Thursday (afternoon) | Friday (morning) | Friday (afternoon) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Wednesday (morning) | Wednesday (afternoon) | Thursday (morning) | Thursday (afternoon) | Friday (morning) | Friday (afternoon) |
| Crimson Bull | Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Sergio Pérez |
| Mercedes | George Russell | George Russell | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | George Russell |
| Ferrari | Charles Leclerc | Carlos Sainz Jr | Charles Leclerc | Carlos Sainz Jr. | TBC | TBC |
| McLaren | Oscar Piastri | Lando Norris | Oscar Piastri | Lando Norris | Lando Norris | Oscar Piastri |
| Aston Martin | Fernando Alonso | Lance Stroll | Fernando Alonso | Lance Stroll | Lance Stroll | Fernando Alonso |
| Alpine | Esteban Ocon | Pierre Gasly | Pierre Gasly | Esteban Ocon | Esteban Ocon | Pierre Gasly |
| Williams | Alexander Albon | Logan Sargeant | Logan Sargeant | Logan Sargeant | Alexander Albon | Alexander Albon |
| VCARB | Yuki Tsunoda | Daniel Ricciardo | Yuki Tsunoda | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | Yuki Tsunoda |
| Stake | Valtteri Bottas | Zhou Guanyu | Zhou Guanyu | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Zhou Guanyu |
| Haas | Kevin Magnussen | Nico Hulkenberg | Nico Hulkenberg | Kevin Magnussen | Kevin Magnussen | Nico Hulkenberg |
Every day consists of two classes, a morning session which begins at 10:00 a.m. native time (2:00 a.m. Jap) and a day session which begins at 3:00 p.m. native time (7:00 a.m. Jap).
F1 followers in the US will want a subscription to F1TV to look at testing.
For extra on testing, and what to anticipate, our full breakdown of pre-season testing will be discovered right here.
This submit was up to date on Wednesday afternoon with Ferrari’s lineup for Thursday.