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Ricciardo tops Day One; strong Honda start

Daniel Ricciardo topped the timesheets and the lap count on the first day of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya, as the Toro Rosso-Honda relationship got off to a good start. The Aussie's time of 1:20.179, set on medium tyres in the latter stages of the morning session, was 1.6 seconds faster than the best time on day one last year – set by Lewis Hamilton on the softs – and Ricciardo went on to smash the 100-lap barrier in wet conditions late in the day. Reigning World Champion Hamilton took over driving duties from Valtteri Bottas – who finished the opening day P2 – in the afternoon, but running was increasingly affected by cold, windy then wet track...
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