ESPNF1 Columnist

February 19, 2013: Charles Pic confirmed a gearbox problem caused him to miss most of the afternoon running on day one of the first test at Barcelona

February 19, 2013: Daniel Ricciardo said he is "pretty pleased" with the aerodynamic performance of the STR8 after the opening day at Barcelona

February 19, 2013: Esteban Gutierrez has thanked Sauber for helping him to get to grips with driving a Formula One car as quickly as possible

February 19, 2013: A data-logging problem limited Kimi Raikkonen's testing on the first day of this week's test in Barcelona

February 19, 2013: Pastor Maldonado described the FW35 as "a big improvement" after his first day in the new Williams at Barcelona

February 19, 2013: Nico Rosberg is confident he has a much better baseline with the Mercedes W04 in Barcelona this week than he did at the same time last year

February 19, 2013: Fernando Alonso described his feeling with Ferrari's new car as "OK" after completing his first day driving the F138

February 19, 2013: Sebastian Vettel is confident lap times will continue to tumble as this week's test at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya progresses

February 19, 2013: Nico Rosberg recovered from a gearbox issue to set the fastest time on the opening day of the second pre-season test in Barcelona

February 19, 2013: Williams technical director Mike Coughlan insists the Williams exhaust solution is legal after the team launched the new FW35

February 19, 2013: Williams technical director Mike Coughlan has described Pastor Maldonado as "a great asset" to the team

February 19, 2013: Pastor Maldonado is targeting a more consistent challenge at the front of the grid this season with Williams