Driver line-up for first 2011 pre-season test
Pre-season testing for the 2011 season kicks-off at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Cheste on the outskirts of Valencia on Tuesday morning.
Eight teams will be using their 2011 cars, whilst McLaren, Force India, Hispania and Virgin will use their 2010 cars to gather data on the new Pirelli tyres.
The world champion, Sebastian Vettel, will be behind the wheel of the RB7 on day one of testing as well as the morning of day two, before handing the car over the Mark Webber for the remainder of Wednesday and Thursday.
Gary Paffett will drive the MP4-25 with Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button taking over on Wed/Thu.
Most teams will share testing duties equally, although Ferrari and Renault have given their first seat drivers extra duty.
Meanwhile, Force India, Sauber and Virgin will give their rookie's more to gain some driving experience.
Hispania are yet to announce their drivers for all three-days testing, but it's likely Narain Karthikeyan will debut.
Official testing calendar for Cheste:
Team Chassis Tue (1st) Wed (2nd) Thu (3rd)
01. Red Bull RB7 S. Vettel S. Vettel M. Webber M. Webber
02. McLaren MP4-25 G. Paffett L. Hamilton J. Button
03. Ferrari F150 F. Alonso F. Alonso F. Massa
04. Mercedes W02 N. Rosberg M. Schumacher TBC TBC
05. Renault R31 V. Petrov R. Kubica R. Kubica
06. Williams FW33 R. Barrichello R. Barrichello P. Maldonado P. Maldonado
07. Force India VJM03 N. Hulkenberg P. di Resta P. di Resta A. Sutil
08. Sauber C30 K. Kobayashi S. Perez S. Perez
09. Toro Rosso STR6 J. Alguersuari J. Alguersuari S. Buemi S. Buemi
10. Lotus TL11 No Running H. Kovalainen J. Trulli
11. Hispania F110 TBC TBC TBC
12. Virgin VR-01 J. d'Ambrosio J. d'Ambrosio T. Glock
Credit: The F1 Times (www.thef1times.com)
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