» Mugello F1 Test: The line-up

Rewind to 2008 and that was the last time that Formula 1 runners were allowed the luxury of an in-season circuit test for their racing drivers.

But kickstarting today, we have our first in-season test, with the F1 circus – with the exception of the HRT F1 team – heading to the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, near the Italian city of Florence, for three days of all-important running.

This is the one and only opportunity that teams will have to put some serious mileage on their cars ahead of the all-important European leg of the championship.

All will be bringing major updates to their cars, and some of the underperforming teams – most notably Ferrari – will be desperately hoping that these new components bring about a much-needed improvement in their competitiveness.

As always, RichardsF1.com will provide you with a daily round-up – and the best photos – from the three days of activity in Italy, so let’s take a look at who will be piloting the cars for the next three days:

Team	Day(s) Running	Driver
Red Bull Racing Renault RB8	Tue, Wed AM	Mark Webber
	Wed PM, Thu	Sebastian Vettel

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-27	Tue AM, Thu	Oliver Turvey
	Tue PM, Wed	Gary Paffett

Scuderia Ferrari F2012	Tue, Thu	Fernando Alonso
	Wed	Felipe Massa

Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W03	Tue AM, Thu	Nico Rosberg
	Tue PM, Wed	Michael Schumacher

Lotus F1 Team Renault E20	Tue	Jérôme d’Ambrosio
	Wed	Romain Grosjean
	Thu	Kimi Räikkönen

Sahara Force India F1 Team Mercedes VJM05	Tue	Jules Bianchi
	Wed	Paul di Resta
	Thu	Nico Hülkenberg

Sauber F1 Team Ferrari C31	Tue, Wed	Kamui Kobayashi
	Thu	Sergio Pérez

Scuderia Toro Rosso Ferrari STR7	Tue, Wed AM	Jean-Éric Vergne
	Wed PM, Thu	Daniel Ricciardo

Williams F1 Team Renault FW34	Tue	Valtteri Bottas
	Wed	Bruno Senna
	Thu	Pastor Maldonado

Caterham F1 Team Renault CT01	Tue	Rodolfo González
	Wed	Vitaly Petrov
	Thu	Heikki Kovalainen

HRT F1 Team Cosworth F112	Tue, Wed, Thu	Not Running

Marussia Racing Cosworth MR01	Tue, Wed AM	Charles Pic
	Wed PM, Thu	Timo Glock