10 F1 teams ranked after testing - it's a horrific review for McLaren

10) Williams
“It lacks aero sophistication that we see on other cars. Alex Albon will do his usual amazing things to get out of Q1 now and again. But they are lagging behind. It’s the first time, to my knowledge, that Wꦿilliams💎 have gone into a season without a technical director. It’s baffling!”
9) AlphaTauri
“They say ‘we don’t have a fast car’ but they are c💃ertainly reliable, and have decent, quicꦛk drivers, and on their day can post a fast time.”
8) McLaren
“This depends how badly you think McLaren are doing. At the moment, there is a danger they could be the eighth-fastest team. McLaren have missed targets but could hit them once they understand their car, and bring upgrades. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris says that good stuff is coming.”

7) Alfa Romeo
“Haas and 🍎Alfa Romeo think they are quicker [than M🎶cLaren].”
6) Haas
“They have two good drivers and a solid car. The car is a package which seems to be more so𓆏rted, in its own head, than Alfa Romeo’s.”
5) Alpine
“The enigma. On their day they can be fifth, but they could slip down easily. T꧂hey have two closely-matched drivers, as long as that works constructively then t🔴hey will be fifth.”

4) Mercedes
“We need to see a big team in the next few days for Mercedes to be third. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton said the porpoising is largely gone but the balance limitations of last year’s car ar﷽e still present - I almost dropped my cup of tea! T🐭hey are still playing catch-up and still suffering.”
3) Aston Martin
“Aston Martin had Red Bull worried from day one. The car is essentiall꧅y good, it has some nice ideas. Fernando Alonso said he needs a few races. But his race run [on Sunday]? Chef’s kiss!”
2) Ferrari
Charles Leclerc will think ‘where is my race advantage coming?’ Ferrari have a lot of work to do in qual𓃲ifying and the race because they are being dominated by Red Bull.
1) Red Bull
“The only reason why they weren’t dominating qualifying like Ferrari last year, was because their car was overweight. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen sa꧙id last year’s car was massively overweight. That is not an issue thaꦯt they have [this season].”

James w♎as a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.