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Bottas still in the dark with Mercedes one-lap pace
Valtteri Bottas admits Mercedes' outright speed over a single qualifying lap will remain unknown until next week when the Silver Arrows hit the track in Melbourne. The German purposefully avoided running on Pirelli's hypersoft compound in pre-season testing, believing its race-pace work on the medium and soft tyres was the most relevant approach to preparing its new W09 car. "For us, I have to say that the one-lap pure pace is a little bit unknown," Bottas said. "We’ve seen some quick times from others but I guess we will find out in a couple of weeks." Hamilton rallies the Mercedes troops with personal message Mercedes is generally perceived to have the upper hand on...
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