Ferrari looked particularly strong in pre-season testing and is considered by many to be the early favourite for 2022, raising hopes that it might be able to end a winning drought stretching back to the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix.
The new Red Bull RB18 looked particularly quick, too, especially after the Austrian team introduced a major upgrade on the final day of testing in Bahrain.
The biggest question mark is over Mercedes’ pace, with Lewis Hamilton publicly claiming that the new W13 is not a race winner as things stand. However, given the immense success Mercedes has achieved since the start of the V6 turbo hybrid era in 2014, it won’t be long until the German manufacturer turns around its car – if its struggles in pre-season testing were indeed a true indicator of its current state.
McLaren was a standout team in the Barcelona test, but lost some of its luster when the field travelled to Bahrain last week – not helped by Daniel Ricciardo missing the second test with an…
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