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Where the big three teams show their might at Barcelona

A trackside wander around the aero-dependent Barcelona circuit on day two of the opening F1 test revealed which drivers were having to work harder than others. The big three teams were, unsurprisingly the best-sorted, but that doesn't tell the full story

Another day of almost uninterrupted running provided ample opportunity to watch the 2020 Formula 1 machines from trackside at Barcelona.

After the morning's session had passed by with a mix of installation running, aerodynamic data gathering and rapid efforts, the field spent the afternoon pounding around the 2.89-mile track logging long runs - before Kimi Raikkonen twisted the plot with a late performance run to top the times in his Alfa Romeo.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.