2019 Overview: When are the tests and car presentations?

With McLaren having announced the date of the reveal of their 2019 car, we now have four teams with scheduled car presentations in February, as well as the annual winter tests in Barcelona around the same period.

Racing Point will be a bit of a wildcard heading into 2019, with the new investment group led by Lawrence Stroll giving the team a lot of financial firepower compared to previous years. Renault and McLaren should both have stronger cars than in 2018, with Renault looking to take the next step towards the top and with McLaren looking to bounce back from another disappointing year.

The winter testing will take place in Barcelona again, as it has been for some years now. It's easy to reach for all teams, but the weather won't always cooperate in Spain. Last year, a few days were completely useless because of snowfall.

As has been tradition for a good chunk of years, the F1 season will once again kick off in Australia. Local boy Daniel Ricciardo has switched teams this year as the Aussie will line up for Renault in 2019, making a podium on his home soil very unlikely, especially as overtaking can be very hard in Melbourne.