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Bottas: Mercedes ‘learning' how to balance the W10

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas says the team are getting a better handle on how best to set up their new W10 after a productive second day of testing. Both Mercedes drivers were in action in Barcelona on Tuesday, sharing driving duties. Reigning Champion Lewis Hamilton drove the morning session, with Valtteri Bottas taking over for the afternoon. It was the Finn who ended up with the quicker laptime by the day's end, by 0.4 seconds over Hamilton. Bottas put in a 1:19.535 on the C3 tyre, Hamilton a 1:19.928 on the same compound. Their mileage counts were quite similar, with Bottas clocking up 89 laps; Hamilton 74. 'We did a lot of laps today and again managed to complete our run plan.' said...
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