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Carlos Sainz Jr. says close F1 test times not representative

Carlos Sainz Jr. has downplayed the closely-matched nature of the timesheets on Tuesday at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, believing the “big three” teams are still far in front. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel led the way as testing resumed in Spain, with Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton second and fourth for Mercedes, sandwiching Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, as the remainder of the pack followed. However, all bar Williams’ Lance Stroll finished within 1.6s of Vettel’s pace-setting time, with Sainz Jr. eighth, just over a second down on the Ferrari driver. Nonetheless, Sainz Jr. suggested the competitive timesheets was merely a “coincidence”...
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