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Trackside verdict: F1 2013's contenders rated

Former McLaren mechanic Marc Priestley joins AUTOSPORT's Kevin Turner at Barcelona and analyses the form of this year's field from the trackside

Kevin Turner Mar 2, 2013, 7:33 PM

Finally, we've got some proper dry running! The third day of Formula 1's final pre-season Barcelona test is sunny and AUTOSPORT decides to head trackside to get a look at the form of the cars as they approach their Australian Grand Prix specifications.

With us is former McLaren mechanic Marc Priestley. Not only did he rise through the ranks at the Woking squad, playing a key part in Lewis Hamilton's 2008 title-winning campaign, but he has also spent a lot of time talking to teams over the last few days, so he's the ideal man to add some insight.

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Author Kevin Turner

Kevin Turner is Autosport’s Chief Editor. While studying History at the University of York, Kevin began covering UK club events as a freelance reporter for Autosport and Motorsport News. He joined the Autosport staff as Editorial Assistant on the magazine in 2006, winning what is now known as the Motorsport UK Young Journalist of the Year Award. He became National Editor in 2008 and over the next few seasons covered a range of international events, including the Le Mans 24 Hours, as well as the British Touring Car Championship and British GT. Kevin became Features Editor before switching to edit Motorsport News in 2014.

He returned to Autosport in 2016 to become editor of the magazine, a dream job that is still part of his role.

He became Chief Editor in 2020, helping to plan content for autosport.com and Autosport’s podcast as well as seeing the magazine through the coronavirus pandemic. Kevin also led work on the special publication celebrating 70 years of Autosport and has been a judge on the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver Award, formerly known as the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, since 2008. He lives in Warboys with his wife and two children.