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Sirotkin: New generation cars are amazingly quick

Sergey Sirotkin had his first taste of Formula 1's new machinery when he put the Renault RS17 through its paces in Bahrain on Wednesday, saying it is 'amazingly quick.' The Renault test driver covered 90 laps on Day Two of the in-season test, focusing on aero, tyre, suspension and set-up assessments. His best time for the day was a 1:32.287, which put him P9, just over a second shy of Valtteri Bottas' pace-setting time. 'It was quite a good, and quite a busy day, and it was great to be out in action as I’ve been waiting for this day a very long time!' said the Russian driver. 'I enjoyed every second of being in the car, even if the programme was not the most exciting for the...
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