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Test report – day one

Formula One officially kicked off its preparation work for the 2018 season which starts on the 25th March in Melbourne, Australia. As usual, Barcelona serves as the venue for the eight test days. Despite to the trees being in blossom, the plunging temperatures of four-eight Celsius degrees meant, teams could only checked the basic working functions of their new race cars. Conducting any performance runs or tyre testing was almost impossible due to the surprisingly low ambient temperatures. Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo topped the timesheet with a 1:20.179 which the Australian set on the Medium tyres. The five-time GP winner was also the most diligent driver with a tally of 105 trouble-free...
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