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Barcelona Test Day 1: Mercedes ominous, Ferrari subdued

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas topped the timing screens at the end of the first day of Formula 1 testing at Circuit de Catalunya Barcelona, as Mercedes fired the first warning to their rivals: they are on it from the word go! Testing is largely meaningless as last year proved, but it does provide an indication of who is where at the end of the winter arms race, and it would be fair to say that the Mercedes W11 is a neat and rapid piece of kit which is hot out the box. Hamilton, who earlier this week scooped the Laureus Sportsman of the Year Award, was in the car for the afternoon stint and ended the day on 1:16.976, which was three tenths up on his teammate Bottas on the morning...
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