There is always conjecture about who might have the upper hand going into a season, but speculation is even more rife at the commencement F1’s bold new age. WinnersGeorge Russell likened testing to homework and Mercedes have clearly done theirs over the new regs. Perhaps a surprise winner – well, certainly on the opening day of testing – were Red Bull. But team boss Graeme Lowdon declared it more a shakedown than a proper test for the sport’s rookies. Haas ran a monster 154 laps on day one before some mechanical issues curtailed them on their return to track on Wednesday.