Nikita Mazepin went fastest on his Mercedes debut on Wednesday, despite an early spin, as the championship leaders finished F1 2019's final in-season test on top of the timesheets. Mazepin, a Russian F2 driver who has previously tested for Racing Point, finished with a best time of 1:15.775 on the softest C5 tyres in Barcelona, which was only two tenths of a second slower than Valtteri Bottas' best time of the test from Day One. Karun: Ferrari upgrades fall flat He recovered from a trip to the gravel before lunch. Mazepin recovered from a spin onto the gravel before lunch The impressive Alex Albon finished second for Toro Rosso, 1.3seconds behind on the same compound, while Antonio Fuoco...
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