The long off-season is coming to a close with car launches and testing preparations now underway.
On Sunday, both Sauber Ferrari and Renault launch their 2010 contenders and from Monday testing gets underway ahead of the new season in Bahrain on 12-14 March.
Seven teams are expected to test in Valencia this week with Red Bull Renault, Force India Mercedes, Campos Meta Cosworth, Lotus Cosworth, Virgin Cosworth and USF1 Cosworth joining the testing trail at a later date.
| McLaren | Mercedes | Ferrari | Renault | Toro Rosso | Williams | Sauber | |
| 1 February | Paffett | Schumacher Rosberg |
Massa | Kubica | Buemi | Barrichello | De la Rosa |
| 2 February | Hamilton | Rosberg | Massa | Petrov ? | Buemi | Barrichello | Kobayashi |
| 3 February | Button | Schumacher | Alonso | Kubica | Alguersuari | Hulkenberg | De la Rosa |