Barcelona F1 test day one
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And Ocon comes back in too, so we get our first break in action.
Bottas and Leclerc return to the pits, so the track belongs entirely to Ocon as it stands.
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Bottas, who seems to be going for a proper long run right away, has now whittled the time down to a 1m21.783s.
We've got a second time on the board, and it's a 1m33.080s from Leclerc. That's on C2s, 11 seconds off the pace, so not really particularly meaningful.
Kubica in the Alfa Romeo, Perez in the Racing Point and Leclerc in the Ferrari have also been out on track.
Bottas follows that up with a 1m23.714s and then a 1m22.076s.
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Instead, it's Bottas - his Mercedes likewise fitted with some big ol' sensors - who records our first F1 2020 lap time, a 1m29.375s on C2 tyres.
Russell, whose Williams is fitted with some kiel probe arrays, does a couple of laps but returns to the pits, meaning he won't set a laptime just yet.
Also circulating already are Sainz, Magnussen, Bottas, Verstappen and Ocon.
George Russell in the new Williams is the first car out of the pits - a fairly big contrast to 2019, wouldn't you say?
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F1 pre-season testing for 2020 is officially underway.
The pitlane has now gone fairly quiet with five minutes left until lights out. We're sat opposite to the Mercedes and Red Bull pitwalls, and both are empty as it stands.
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With that change, our driver line-up for today is:
Mercedes - Bottas (AM)/Hamilton (PM)
Ferrari - Leclerc
Red Bull - Verstappen
McLaren - Sainz
Renault - Ocon (AM)/Ricciardo (PM)
AlphaTauri - Kvyat
Racing Point - Perez (AM)/Stroll (PM)
Haas - Magnussen
Williams - Russell (AM)/Latifi (PM)
Mercedes - Bottas (AM)/Hamilton (PM)
Ferrari - Leclerc
Red Bull - Verstappen
McLaren - Sainz
Renault - Ocon (AM)/Ricciardo (PM)
AlphaTauri - Kvyat
Racing Point - Perez (AM)/Stroll (PM)
Haas - Magnussen
Williams - Russell (AM)/Latifi (PM)
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A late change of plans for Ferrari - Sebastian Vettel was set to drive its new car today, but is apparently not feeling so well and will thus yield his Wednesday duties to Charles Leclerc.
All the 2020 race drivers - even those not testing today - are now gathered on the main straight for photo ops. They just did a cinematic-looking march in line towards some cameras, so presumably expect to see that shot on your TVs at some point this year.
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Haas had officially showed off its 2020 car a few minutes earlier, but we've already had prior glimpses of the VF-20. 
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Alfa Romeo has taken the covers off its slightly-redder, more Orlen-ish C39 car, becoming the last team to officially launch its 2020 challenger. 
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Formula 1 pre-season testing for 2020. It's still another 25 minutes before the pitlane is open and cars can grace the track, but there's been lots of activity in the pits and on the main straight at Barcelona already.
By: Geoff Creighton
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