Formula 1's first pre-season test came to a close on Thursday with Sebastian Vettel's best lap from Tuesday being the fastest of the week.

But it was clear that this first test was not about ultimate performance, and was more about system checks and endurance running – which is where world champion Mercedes focused much of its effort.

There were a few headline-grabbing times from various people though, with the overall order behind Vettel being dominated by those teams that had opted to bring some softer tyres.

And while Mercedes never tried for times with anything other than mediums, second fastest Nico Hulkenberg's overall position was on supersofts – ahead of ultrasoft runners Kimi Raikkonen and Daniel Ricciardo.

Here are the best times and tyres from the first Barcelona test:

Pos. Driver Team Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Laps Tyre 1. S.Vettel Ferrari 1.24.939 1.22.810 195 U-soft 2. N.Hulkenberg Force India 1.23.110 99 S-soft 3. K.Raikkonen Ferrari 1.25.997 1:23.477 158 U-soft 4. D.Ricciardo Red Bull 1.26.044 1.23.525 199 U-soft 5. S.Perez Force India 1.23.650 101 S-soft 6. D.Kvyat Red Bull 1.26.497 1.24.293 170 U-soft 7. A.Celis Jr Force India 1.26.298 1.24.840 133 S-soft 8. N.Rosberg Mercedes 1.24.867 1.26.084 1.26.212 332 Medium 9. M.Ericsson Sauber 1.27.555 1.25.237 196 Soft 10. K.Magnussen Renault 1.26.014 1.25.263 264 Soft 11. M.Verstappen Toro Rosso 1.26.539 1.25.393 231 Medium 12. L.Hamilton Mercedes 1.25.409 1.26.421 1.26.295 343 Medium 13. E.Gutierrez Haas 1.25.524 1.27.802 168 Soft 14. V.Bottas Williams 1.26.091 1.25.648 214 Soft 15. R.Grosjean Haas 1.28.399 1.25.874 113 Soft 16. P.Werhlein Manor 1.28.292 1.25.925 125 Soft 17. F.Nasr Sauber 1.26.392 1.26.053 236 Soft 18. F.Alonso McLaren 1.26.082 no time 122 Soft 19. J.Palmer Renault 1.29.356 1.26.189 79 Soft 20. C.Sainz Toro Rosso 1.27.180 1.26.239 216 Medium 21. F.Massa Williams 1.26.712 1.26.483 163 Soft 22. J.Button McLaren 1.26.735 1.26.919 135 Soft 23. R.Haryanto Manor 1.28.249 1.28.266 129 Soft

Racking up the miles

Here’s a look at the lap count sorted by team – with Mercedes completing just over 10 race distances, logging almost double the mileage of main rival Ferrari, and McLaren trailing every other team bar Manor:

Infographic by: Camille De Bastiani - CdeB DESIGN

Honda's mighty deficit

Things look even gloomier for McLaren when the engine manufacturers’ kilometers are compared, with Honda lagging badly behind the rest, even when the fact it only powers one team is taken into account: