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Bottas: Mercedes qualifying pace unknown
Valtteri Bottas concedes Mercedes is unsure of its true one-lap pace in qualifying having opted against any pure pace runs during 2018 Formula 1 pre-season testing. Having tested exclusively on the medium and soft tyres during the dry weather running, Mercedes chose not to measure its potential qualifying pace against its front-running rivals despite seeing Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari set a new circuit record at Circuit de Catalunya of 1m 17.182s using the hypersoft tyres. As a result, Bottas admits its one-lap speed is a relative unknown which will only be revealed at the 2018 F1 season opener during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. Despite the resurgence from Ferrari last...
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