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Valtteri Bottas heads second day of Bahrain F1 test

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas clocked the quickest time during the concluding day of running at the opening in-season test in Bahrain. Bottas, who claimed pole position for last weekend’s race before slipping to third, kept Mercedes on top, despite a brief stoppage on-track, after Lewis Hamilton set the pace on Tuesday. Bottas, running without a T-wing on the W08, set a best of 1:31.280, having also recorded the most laps (143). Sebastian Vettel’s running was limited during the morning amid suspected technical issues but he enjoyed a productive afternoon, winding up second, 0.294s behind Bottas, completing 64 laps. Toro Rosso split its efforts between Carlos Sainz Jr. and...
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