Today, the Formula 1 season started in earnest with the first day of official testing in Barcelona. It gives the teams a rare opportunity to see how well the new designs work and how they might stack up against their closest rivals. Sebastian Vettel was fastest of all in the new Ferrari SF16-H, while Lewis Hamilton impressed by completing a staggering 156 laps and clocking the second fastest time in the title defending Mercedes-Benz W07 Hybrid. Observers will also have kept a close eye on Romain Grosjean in the Haas VF-16 Ferrari, which is the first American F1 car in over thirty years. Also out on track today were the new Red Bull Racing RB12 powered by the Tag Heuer badged Renault engine, the Toro Rosso STR11, now with Ferrari power and the McLaren MP4-31 Honda, which looked a lot more reliable than its predecessor.
Over the weekend, Maserati also released the first details of the all-new Levante. Due to be unveiled in Geneva next week, it is the Italian manufacturer's very first SUV. Although few specifics have been released, we expect the four-wheel drive machine to boast the same range of power-units as the Ghibli.

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2016 Haas VF-16 Ferrari - Images, Specifications and Information

2016 Red Bull Racing RB12 Tag-Heuer - Images, Specifications and Information

2016 Toro Rosso STR11 Ferrari - Images, Specifications and Information

2016 McLaren MP4-31 Honda - Images, Specifications and Information

2016 Mercedes-Benz W07 Hybrid - Images, Specifications and Information

2016 Maserati Levante - Images, Specifications and Information

2016 Ferrari SF16-H - Images, Specifications and Information