Formula 1 cars will once again roar into life this wee🐼k as winter testing takes place in Bahra🐲in ahead of the 2021 season.

Following a relatively short winter bre🤡ak, the teams and drivers are back in action from tomorrow as pre-season testing gets underway at the Bahrain International Circuit.

It will mark the first time since 2014 that Bahrain has hosted pre-season testing after a switch a▨round with F1’s traditional winter home Barcelona as a result of calendar changes due to ongoing coronavirus-related restrictions.

This year’s winter programme has been cut down to just a single, three-day test in a bid to save costs with teams 𒉰carrying over a significant amount of their 2020 cars into 2021 as the sport seeks to recover from the financial hardship brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

It means the drivers will get the equivalent of just 1.5 days running behind the wheel of their u🥂pdated cars in preparation﷽ for the longest season in the history of F1, which begins on 28 March with the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Most teams have already conducted an🐬 initial shakedown with their 2021 cars but the upcoming Bahrain test will provide them with a proper chance to run their latest challengers extensively for the first time. 

With a number of drivers switching teams during the off-season and just 24 hours of track time before the new campaign starts, you🍸 can expect a flurry of activity across the three days.

Below is a full rundown of the confirmed driver line-ups for the pre-season test. This will be updated.

Mercedes

Friday: Valtteri Bottas (AM), Lewis Hamilton (PM)
Saturday: Lewis Hamilton (AM), Valtteri Bottas (PM)
Sunday: Valtteri Bottas (AM), Lewis Hamilton (PM)

Red Bull

Friday: Max Verstappen
Saturday: Sergio Perez
Sunday: Sergio Perez (AM), Max Verstappen (PM)

McLaren

Friday: Daniel Ricciardo (AM), Lando Norris (PM)
Saturday: TBC
Sunday: TBC

Aston Martin

Friday: Sebastian Vettel (AM), Lance Stroll (PM)
Saturday: Sebastian Vettel (AM), Lance Stroll (PM)
Sunday: Lance Stroll (AM), Sebastian Vettel (PM)

Alpine

Friday: Esteban Ocon
Saturday: Fernando Alonso
Sunday: Esteban Ocon (AM), Fernando Alonso (PM)

Ferrari

Friday: Charles Leclerc (AM), Carlos Sainz (PM)
Saturday: Carlos Sainz (AM), Charles Leclerc (PM)
Sunday: TBC

AlphaTauri

Friday: Pierre Gasly (AM), Yuki Tsunoda (PM)
Saturday: Yuki Tsunoda (AM), Pierre Gasly (PM)
Sunday: Pierre Gasly (AM), Yuki Tsunoda (PM)

Alfa Romeo

Friday: Kimi Raikkonen (AM), Antonio Giovinazzi (PM)
Saturday: Antonio Giovinazzi
Sunday: Kimi Raikkonen

Haas

Friday: Mick Schumacher (AM), Nikita Mazepin (PM)
Saturday: Nikita Mazepin (AM), Mick Schumacher (PM)
Sunday: Mick Schumacher (AM), Nikita Mazepin (PM)

Williams

Friday: Roy Nissany
Saturday: Nicholas Latifi
Sunday: George Russell