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Merc 'a little bit more confident'

Bob Bell is cautiously optimistic ahead of the new season as he says Mercedes have a "better understanding" of their W04. Mercedes showed an impressive turn of pace during the final pre-season test as Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg set the pace on the final two days. The duo ended the test first and third overall with Rosberg having set the fastest time at the Spanish circuit. The W04's performance has given the team reasons to be optimistic. "Last year we looked reasonably competitive at the end of the winter testing but I think we knew from what we knew about the car, and the way it was behaving, that it wasn't rock-solid, that we could get caught out," Bell told...
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