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Barcelona F1 test: Hamilton and Mercedes top opening day
Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes on top on the opening day of Formula 1 testing at Barcelona, edging out Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel by a tenth during Monday’s afternoon session. Taking over from new teammate Valtteri Bottas, who was second fastest in the morning, Hamilton set a best time of 1m21.765s using soft tyres with just under two hours to go in the day’s running. The Briton started the afternoon using a shark fin engine cover, its first appearance on the W08, but his best time was set once the team had reverted to its launch design. Shortly after Hamilton set his best time, Vettel put in a time just 0.113s slower on medium tyres, which was good enough for the German to end the day...
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