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Mercedes tops week 1 lap count in Barcelona

The Mercedes team has successfully topped the charts again following the first week of 2020 pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The Silver Arrows had already set the pace in terms of raw speed, with Valtteri Bottas' best Friday time of 1:15.732s proving to be the quickest of the entire week. That's almost half a second faster than the team was running at this point last year. His team mate Lewis Hamilton was second fastest overall. And the team is not only proving to be quick but also durable, after the two drivers between them racked up a total of 494 laps (or 2299km), despite losing running time on Thursday afternoon with a suspected engine issue for Bottas....
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