We have deliberately avoided using the words: pecking order - although we are tempted to wax lyrical about what we saw at Jerez. But those in the know say the first test lap times mean nothing. Nevertheless we present a day by day, blow by blow account of all the action from sunny southern Spain...
There was drama and intrigue, plus no fewer than ten changes to team line-ups this season.
We have all the sound-bites, and great images from what was in effect the start of the 2013 season. Plus