Sebastian Vettel fastest in the morning session of the first day of pre-season testing. Seb fastest in the morning session of the first day of pre-season testing.

It is Ferrari-Red Bull-Mercedes at the top of the timesheets, as there’s been no hanging about from the Maranello team or Sebastian Vettel on what is essentially their full shakedown day with the new SF90. The German driver was fastest in the morning session of the first day of pre-season testing, which took place at the Circuit de Catalunya in ideal conditions.

Sebastian Vettel’s best lap time was 1:18.425, almost two seconds clear of the field. That lap from Seb means that Formula 1 2019 has already surpassed the quickest lap of day one of 2018 testing, which was a 1:20.179 by Daniel Ricciardo in the Red Bull, meaning that Seb’s time was already over a second quicker. And the four-time Formula One world champion was on course to complete 50 laps for the morning session, as the Ferrari SF90 has been impressing on the timesheet and in the flesh in these early stages of F1 2019.

Three hours down, here’s a full rundown of lap times and lap counts:

1) Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, 1:18.425, 46 laps

2) Max Verstappen, Red Bull, 1:20.174, 35 laps

3) Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, 1:20.285, 41 laps

4) Sergio Perez, Racing Point, 1:20.652, 12 laps

5) Kimi Raikkonen, Alfa Romeo, 1:20.945, 24 laps

6) Carlos Sainz, McLaren, 1:21.230, 34 laps

7) Romain Grosjean, Haas, 1:21.500, 12 laps

8) Nico Hulkenberg, Renault, 1:21.633, 41 laps

9) Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, 1:22.985, 12 laps