In the Formula 1 tests it is impossible to know the pure performance of the cars, as they do not know the fuel load they carry or the program they follow, in addition to the differences in tires between the best lap of each driver. Therefore, the mileage becomes more important, which allows us to see how reliability is going in the first days of the course.
Kilometers per team before the 2022 F1 Bahrain test
In teams, Ferrari dominates, with an average of more than two grand prix (a Spanish GP in Barcelona consists of 66 laps) a day. In fact, only on the third day in Barcelona did a team ride more than them. Those of the Cavallino surpassed the wall of two thousand kilometers, adding 215 km more than Mercedes.
The other interesting aspect to point out is the presence of McLaren in third place ahead of Red Bull: the world champion team paid for the gearbox problem that limited Sergio Pérez’s laps on the second day in Montmeló, but in the general finished in fourth place, alternating long runs with fast laps looking for adjustments.
In addition, Williams with the interesting FW44 did an excellent job: Grove ‘s car was born well because it was able to lap regularly, doing better than AlphaTauri and Aston Martin, its rivals in the middle zone. In fact Williams is closer to the TOP teams than to those of “his league”.
In Alpine, after two days exceeding 580 kilometres, in the third they were reduced to only 56 due to the explosion of Alonso’s engine, which left them only ahead of the other teams with big problems: Haas and Alfa Romeo.
Kilometers per F1 team ahead of 2022 Bahrain pre-season testing
| Equipment | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Total | Equivalent to X races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrari | 715,3 | 701,3 | 635,8 | 2.052,3 | 6,65 |
| Mercedes | 593,7 | 495,6 | 748,0 | 1.837,3 | 5,96 |
| McLaren | 481,5 | 589,1 | 645,2 | 1.715,7 | 5,56 |
| Red Bull | 687,2 | 364,7 | 621,8 | 1.673,7 | 5,43 |
| Williams | 617,1 | 504,9 | 500,2 | 1.622,2 | 5,26 |
| AlphaTauri | 565,7 | 687,2 | 187.00 | 1.439,9 | 4,67 |
| Aston Martin | 556,3 | 603,1 | 224,4 | 1.383,8 | 4,49 |
| Alpine | 593,7 | 584,4 | 56,1 | 1.234,2 | 4,00 |
| Alfa Romeo | 149.6 | 430.1 | 238.4 | 818.1 | 2.65 |
| Haas | 201,0 | 504,9 | 42,1 | 748,0 | 2,43 |
Kilometers by power unit manufacturer ahead of 2022 Bahrain F1 testing
If we talk about the engines, the data from the F1 tests change, although the data must be qualified. Mercedes supplies four teams (Mercedes, McLaren, Aston Martin and Williams) and has added 6,559km in three days for a total of 21.27 grands prix and an average of 1,639km. The only KO they suffered was that of Sebastian Vettel at the end of Friday’s morning session in Barcelona, which left Lance Stroll unable to get into the Aston Martin that day.
At Ferrari they enjoyed great reliability in the team, but the problem with the fuel pump in Nikita Mazepin’s Haas on Thursday and the hydraulic leak in Guanyu Zhou’s Alfa Romeo C42 on Friday weighed them down and left their average at 1,206.2 kilometres.
In fact, Ferrari is at a lower average of kilometers than Honda, whose two teams (Red Bull and AlphaTauri) left an average of 1,556 kilometers. Thus, due to the problems of its customers, Ferrari does not even exceed the Renault engine, which with Alpine as the only team and after the problem with Fernando Alonso’s car on Friday testing, finished with an average of 1,234 kilometers.
In Mercedes they say that Ferrari has the best engine, but reliability is as important, or more, than power.
Kilometers per F1 driver ahead of 2022 Bahrain pre-season testing
| biker | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Total | Average km per motorist | Equivalent to X races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes | 2.248,7 | 2.192,6 | 2.117,8 | 6.559,0 | 1.639,8 | 21,27 |
| Ferrari | 1.065,9 | 1.636,3 | 916,3 | 3.618,5 | 1.206,2 | 11,73 |
| Red Bull | 1.252,9 | 1.051,9 | 808,8 | 3.113,6 | 1.556,8 | 10,10 |
| Renault | 593,7 | 584,4 | 56,1 | 1.234,2 | 1.234,2 | 4,00 |
