Sebastian Vettel finished the first day of official Formula 1 winter testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on top for Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow. Vettel's time of a 1 minute 18.161 seconds, set on the middle-range C3 specification tyres in the morning session, proved to be an unassailable time for the other eleven drivers. The German also completed the most laps of anyone, recording an impressive 169 laps, to lay down a marker for Ferrari's 2019 championship charge. Carlos Sainz Jr. provided some hope for the McLaren F1 Team by clocking the second fastest time on the C4 tyres – one step softer than Vettel's compound – inside the last hour, around four-tenths behind...
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