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No extra test day in freezing Barcelona

Feb.28 F1's first winter test in freezing conditions is going ahead as originally planned. On Monday, teams began to discuss whether Wednesday's running in forecast snow should be cancelled, with the test extended into Friday instead. The talks came as cold temperatures as low as 2-3 degrees made getting temperature into the tyres almost impossible on Tuesday. "That was not driving," Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel said. Carlos Sainz added: "I've never seen yellow flags because of snow before. You can't really speak of a real test day." "This was the coldest weather I've ever driven in," said Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas. But with rare unanimity required for the...
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