Mercedes Mercedes completed its planned programme on the first day of 2019 pre-season testing, gathering valuable aero and tyre data. Valtteri and Lewis took turns at the wheel of the team's 2019 challenger, accruing almost 700 kilometres at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Valtteri was the first behind the wheel in the morning session, focussing on gathering tyre and aerodynamic data. Lewis was driving the new car in the afternoon, collecting information on how the new car reacts to certain set-up changes. Today's programme focused on improving the understanding of the new Pirelli tyres for the 2019 F1 season as well as gathering aerodynamic data. Mercedes-Benz Power Units today...
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