F1 testing in pictures: what we learned after every 2023 car was unveiled
Why furious star 'punched' wall
Lando Norris vented his frustration at McLaren's dismal performance during pre-season testing, reportedly punching a wall in his garage.
Norris was 11th fastest on the final day of testing - with just 17 cars hitting the track.
His lap time of 1:32.160 was 1.855 seconds off the pace set by Sergio Perez.
Norris also completed the least amount of laps with 141.
Renowned F1 journalist Will Buxton claimed Norris punched a wall in annoyance.
"I actually saw him leave the garage and walk to the little driver's room on the side and, very unlike Lando, he actually punched the flimsy, makeshift wall as he walked through," he said.
Scroll on to see how every car performed in testing.
Red Bull - Max Verstappen
Two-time world champion Max Verstappen returns to the Red Bull fold with the RB19 in 2023.
Verstappen set the 11th-fastest lap on day two, opting to sit out day three.
The Dutchman is expected to be a front-runner in 2023 and is the red-hot favourite for a third title.
Red Bull - Sergio Perez
In his Red Bull RB19, Sergio Perez set the fastest lap on the final day of pre-season testing.
Running soft tyres, Perez produced a late effort of 1:30.305s to put his team on top of the three-day leaderboard.
Perez's time was quicker than the effort required to clinch pole at the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix, however the same compound tyre will not be available for the season-opener in Sakhir.
Perez finished third in the drivers' championship last year and is once again expected to play rear-gunner for teammate Max Verstappen.
Ferrari - Charles Leclerc
Charles Leclerc pictured driving the Ferrari SF-23 with extra devices attached to the rear wing for data gathering.
After finishing a distant second in 2022, Ferrari will want to make a marked improvement in 2023.
Leclerc is thought to be Ferrari's greatest hope of ending a dry spell in Formula 1 dating back to 2007 when Kimi Raikkonen last won the title in the V8 era.
Ferrari - Carlos Sainz
Using aero rakes, Carlos Sainz measures the air pressure over his Ferrari SF-23 on day one of pre-season testing.
Sainz finished fifth in the 2022 drivers' championship, just behind Mercedes' George Russell.
The Spaniard failed to finish on six occasions, denting his title aspirations.
Last year, he won the British Grand Prix in controversial circumstances. It was his sole win of the year.
Mercedes - Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton will want to make a year-on-year improvement.
After coming close to winning the title in 2021 with the W12, its successor - the W13 - was a dog's breakfast.
It suffered from a phenomenon called porpoising, resulting in excessive bouncing on straights.
It's hoped the new Mercedes W14 will be a much better racing machine that can allow the Silver Arrows to challenge Red Bull and Ferrari.
Hamilton set the second-fastest lap of day three, ending up 0.359s behind chart-topper Sergio Perez.
The seven-time champion was only sixth in the drivers' championship in 2022.
Mercedes - George Russell
George Russell brought his Mercedes W14 to a stop after experiencing mechanical issues on day two of pre-season testing.
Despite the hiccup, Russell was adamant that the porpoising issues that derailed the team's 2022 season were behind them.
"I believe we have improved the car over the course of testing and got the W14 in a much better window," he said.
"There is still plenty of work to do but we're in better shape for next week with more to come."
Russell finished fourth in last year's drivers' championship.
Alpine - Pierre Gasly
Pierre Gasly got his first feel of the Alpine A523 in pre-season testing.
The Frenchman has moved across from the AlphaTauri stable after a six-year spell inside the Red Bull camp.
Gasly will join countryman Esteban Ocon at the Renault subsidiary.
Gasly, now 27 years old, finished 14th in 2022.
Alpine - Esteban Ocon
Esteban Ocon is optimistic heading into the new season.
He reckons the Alpine A523 is a marked step forward on the A522 predecessor.
"I feel it's been a good test," he said.
"Good to obviously have a first feel with the proper conditions that we are going to have during the race weekend.
"Previous to that, it was obviously very different in Europe for the filming days, for the tyre (tests)."
Ocon wound up eighth in the title race last year.
McLaren - Oscar Piastri
Australia's own Oscar Piastri was 16th fastest in the McLaren MCL60 on the final day of testing.
His lap time of 1:33.655s was 3.350s off the pace set by Sergio Perez.
McLaren has downplayed its chances in 2023 due to late developments on its cars.
Piastri comes in as one of just three drivers to have won the FIA Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 titles in their first year - the others being George Russell and Charles Leclerc.
