Despite a raft of updates across the grid, the story out front is still the same as Ferrari continue to chase Mercedes after the latter's strong showing in Barcelona on Friday. With the first race of the European season, so come the first round of major upgrades – that said, if you were hoping this might mark the start of a Ferrari turnaround, you'll have to wait at least a little bit longer. Once again, it was the Mercedes leading the way in Barcelona, a mere 0.049s between Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton, but a further 0.252s distancing themselves from the Scuderia. Making matters more ominous, the all-important long-run pace was equally favourable to the Silver Arrows, Bottas'...
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