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Hamilton misses fourth day of F1 testing due to electrical fault

Lewis Hamilton has missed the final day of this week’s testing in Barcelona after Mercedes reported a problem with his car. Hamilton, who joked on Wednesday night that he would fake a muscle injury to avoid taking part in the concluding day, was scheduled to run at the Circuit de Catalunya on Thursday morning. But an issue with Hamilton’s Mercedes, which has boasted greater reliability than any other team here this week, kept the British driver on the sidelines. Valtteri Bottas, his new team-mate, took to the car after the problem was resolved and completed nine laps before the lunch break. The final day has been designated as a wet test, with industrial trucks spreading water across...
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