Mercedes’ Pascal Wehrlein topped the times on the final day of the Abu Dhabi test as McLaren continued to endure teething issues with its Honda powered development car. The Mercedes reserve driver, who took over the running for the final day from Nico Rosberg, went on to set the fastest time of the entire test with a 1:42.624s effort. The DTM racer completed 96 laps of the Yas Marina Circuit. Ferrari’s Raffaele Marciello trailed the Mercedes by half a second while Max Verstappen was third fastest a little over a second adrift of the pacesetter. McLaren was restricted to just two laps as the team continued to work around electrical problems with its Honda powered MP4-29H. The car...
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