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Marko: A second-class F2 driver showed how good Mercedes is

The superiority of the mighty Mercedes W10 was made evident when inexperienced Formula 2 driver Nikita Mazepin climbed into the car for the first time and ended the session fastest of all on Wednesday. The Russian driver did a solid job in the cockpit, racking up 128 laps – more than any other driver on the day -with a best lap time of 1:15.775 which compares to Valtteri Bottas' best effort of 1:15.551 set a day earlier, in similar conditions. This, of course, did not go unnoticed by sharp-tongued Red Bull consultant Helmut Marko who told Auto Bild, 'The fact that a second-class Formula 2 driver can immediately fastest in the Mercedes show how more superior it is. More superior than...
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