Driver line-up confirmed for sole pre-season F1 test

All 10 Formula 1 teams have confirmed their driver line-ups for the opening day of this week’s test at the Bahrain International Circuit.

They are limited to just three days of running before the first round of the world championship takes place at the same track next week.

Reigning world champion Max Verstappen will have the entire first day to himself in Red Bull’s new RB20. Lewis Hamilton will have to wait until the second day of the test to get behind the wheel of Mercedes’ W15.

However most teams will split the running between each of their drivers on both days. None have chosen to run any test drivers, meaning each race driver will have one-and-a-half days of running before the season begins.

Each team has already conducted at least a shakedown test with their new cars, at a variety of different circuits. Many have also held filming days, in which they can cover up to 200 kilometres of running. Mercedes, McLaren and Williams all ran their cars in Bahrain today.

2024 pre-season test driver line-up

Team	Wednesday (am)	Wednesday (pm)	Thursday (am)	Thursday (pm)	Friday (am)	Friday (pm)
Red Bull	Max Verstappen		Sergio Perez	Max Verstappen	Sergio Perez
Mercedes	George Russell		Lewis Hamilton		Lewis Hamilton	George Russell
Ferrari	Charles Leclerc	Carlos Sainz Jnr	Charles Leclerc	Carlos Sainz Jnr	Carlos Sainz Jnr	Charles Leclerc
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		Alexander Albon
RB	Yuki Tsunoda	Daniel Ricciardo	Yuki Tsunoda	Daniel Ricciardo	Daniel Ricciardo	Yuki Tsunoda
Sauber	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

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