Valtteri Bottas will take any advantage he can get as Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes teammate, even if it lasts little longer than the snow that covered the Circuit de Catalunya on Wednesday. With the day largely a write-off, the Finn looked set to end the first pre-season test having done much more mileage than the Briton who will line up in Australia on March 25 as favourite for a fifth Formula One title. Bottas completed 94 laps on Tuesday and 58 on Monday for a total of 708km. Hamilton has done 25 laps in total, a mere 116km, and most were in damp and cold conditions. The test ends on Thursday and the teams have four more days at the circuit next week, when the weather should be better....
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