What did we find out about pre-seasonal tests?

Pre-seasonal tests in Barcelona have started our 2020 season. They showed us, what should we expect. Let’s have a look on it. 

1. Problems of Mercedes with driving unit
In Barcelona, Mercedes showed itselfs as fastest performanting team, although not everything went according to plan. There were talks about their driving unit, what has also confirmed driver of german garage, Lewis Hamilton. Who had to stop his monopost at Saturday. Unhappy are mainly people in Williams, who had damage on driving unit up to three times. The question is, if Mercedes will arrive in Melbourne with some upgrades. If they do, they will be again the biggest candidate to earn the title. They will have to watch out for Red Bull or Ferrari. These two teams can calmly endanger Mercedes.

2. Absence of optimism in Ferrari
It ain’t looking best in Ferrari too. After the first week we were witnesses of speculations, that monopost SF1000 isn’t working at all and they are loosing too much on their rival teams such as Red Bull or Mercedes. There were even talks, that Ferrari has overtaken Racing point, which was really fast in the tests. However, the garage from Maranell showed up the second week in better light, when in the penultimate day had Sebastian Vettel the fastest time. We got to admit, that times in tests weren’t very representative, although it can kick the Ferrari pretty good. But Italians probably won’t have problems with reliability. On the last day of tests, Charles Leclerc drove up to 181 laps, what is really big number. How will Ferrari prepare for the start of the season? Will be the speculations about low power confirmed, or will we see totally new car? We will see on 15th March.

3. Racing Poing on the rise?
After tests rules in Racing Poing big satisfaction. The team has showed up in good light and looks like the fastest in the rest of field. It was also talking about possible attack on Ferrari, which is so far struggling. But we can expect, that the garage from Maranello will run from Racing point. Although it’s a good start of season and the other teams such as McLaren, Renault or AlphaTauri, will have to watch out. But as we had mentioned, until Melbourne can everything change, so don’t overreact,but it looks pretty good with Racing Point so far. We are waiting for the first race, where we will know more.

4. Satisfied Williams
It looks, that for Williams it shines for better times. The teams has good tests behind. Against the previous year has Williams caught them right in time and improved about one second. Satisfaction rules the team and maybe Williams could improve in constructer’s cup about one or two positions too. However, George Russell stands  that the status of the weakest team still belongs to the garage from Grove, but the middle of field is closer. We would be glad, if this traditional british team could get back to the fight of middle field.