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Bottas fastest in the morning, as McLaren-Honda hit by delays
+ Valtteri Bottas topped the first morning of post-season testing in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
Bottas went fastest with a lap of 1:43.884, 1.2s clear of championship runner-up Nico Rosberg – back in the car less than 48 hours after losing the title to Mercedes team-mate and season-long rival Lewis Hamilton.
Kimi Raikkonen was third for Ferrari with a 1:46.016, while Sebastian Vettel made his first appearance in the team’s garage, ahead of his switch to Ferrari in 2015.
McLaren-Honda sat out the morning session after a suspected electrical issue.
Carlos Sainz Jr. ended the morning fourth fastest for Red Bull, ahead of Marcus Ericsson – who got his first taste of Sauber machinery...
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