Ranking the F1 teams after test one
It was a cold and inconclusive week at Barcelona, but by extrapolating the data and adjusting it for tyres and fuel loads it's possible to create an early ranking of the 2018 Formula 1 field
This has been the most difficult pre-season Formula 1 test to read anything into that I've ever known, mainly thanks to the usually cold, often wet and sometimes snowy conditions that have hit the resurfaced Barcelona circuit.
But you can always learn something from what happens on track, so despite those problems on top of the usual question marks over fuel loads, run plans, tyre choices and how hard drivers are pushing I've attempted to produce a car ranking that at least will give a pointer to how the season is shaping up.
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