The 10 teams have just three days this week from Wednesday to Friday at the Bahrain International Circuit to prepare for the season-opening race on March 2, and you can watch it all on Sky Sports F1. No points are handed out at testing but we get an idea of what to expect in the 24 races to come this season and who will challenge Red Bull.
'Ultimately you're looking for car performance but also that it correlates to your model because if it doesn't correlate at this stage, it's going to be very difficult to develop the car going forward. You're trying to get both answers - is the car quick enough and does it match the model?' When will the teams look for performance?Bahrain is a track which tests every part of the car with long straights, high-speed corners and low-speed turns.