The best photos of Formula 1 cars in pre-season testing

I'm not going to try to claim that we'll know a lot about the 2021 F1 car from this test.I know a lot of people are arguing that since there aren't many opportunities for testing this year, no one is going to be punching the bag, and we're likely to see real pace in these sessions.I disagree.

There have been some changes before this season, but not a lot.I'm not good enough to think that the speed rating will change much from 2020.I can't convince the AlphaTauri that it will be faster than the Mercedes because of some air exchange.This is not going to happen.I'm anticipating another run of the Merc Championship.

But I also wouldn't turn down the chance to see these beautiful machines.So here are some of the best photos from F1 testing - and some brief recaps of how testing has been in recent days.

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Max Verstappen (Red Bull-Honda): 1'30.674 (139 laps)

Lando Norris (McLaren-Mercedes): 1'30.889 (46 laps)

Esteban Ocon (Alpine-Renault): 1'31.146 (129 laps)

Lance Stroll (Aston Martin Mercedes): 1'31.782 (46 laps)