Mercedes topped the timesheets for the second day running as the first in-season test came to an end in Bahrain. Lewis Hamilton handed over driving duties to Valtteri Bottas on Wednesday and the Finn went faster than his team-mate with a best time of 1:31.280. However, more notable was the fact that Bottas completed more laps than any other driver at the Sakhir circuit with 143 laps to his name, suggesting the Silver Arrows are working towards having a better understanding of the Pirelli tyres. Toro Rosso and Force India also racked up over a century laps in total, as did Gary Paffett in the Williams, but there was limited running for Sebastian Vettel in the Ferrari after a lengthy absence...
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