James Allison, Chief Technical Director of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport, is satisfied with the progress made by the Brackley-based team over the eight days of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain. The team covered 132 laps on the final day of the second test, with Valtteri Bottas driving in the morning session and Lewis Hamilton in the afternoon session. The team did 1190 laps during the course of the eight days of testing, even as chief rival Ferrari topped the timesheets consistently. On the eighth and final day of testing, the reigning world constructors' champion unleashed some qualifying laps. Hamilton finished just 0.003 seconds slower than Sebastian Vettel....
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