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Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes still the team to beat

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes is “still the team to beat” as he led the way during the opening day of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Hamilton shared driving duties with Valtteri Bottas, taking over from his team-mate for the afternoon session, and set a time of 1:21.765 to finish 0.113s clear of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. Mercedes also accumulated the most mileage on the first day of running, with Hamilton completing 73 laps, to add to the 79 amassed by Bottas. “It's been a good day, a really positive day for the team,” said Hamilton. “The car looks fantastic and it feels great. We did lots of laps and collected loads of...
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