Kevin Magnussen proved fastest on day 3 of Jerez, impressing on his first half day in the new McLaren. Again, Red Bull Racing and other Renault runners were in trouble as they see their lost time increase. Just like the previous two days, key was reliabiliy to get some laptimes in to allow aerodynamic and mechanical verification. This proved to go well again for Mercedes AMG, even though they had to replace the gearbox over lunch. Hamilton ended the day with a reasonable 62 laps. McLaren was also again runnign fine, having encountered little issues with first Buton in the car, switching over to Magnussen after the lunch break. Together they managed to do 92 laps. ... Felipe Massa also...
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