Felipe Massa was quickest for Williams Martini Racing on the opening day of the final pre-season test at the Circuit de Catalunya. The Brazilian set a time of 1m23.500s, the fastest time seen during testing so far, during a qualifying-style simulation during the afternoon session to get ahead of morning pacesetter Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton’s time was also eclipsed by the Sauber of Marcus Ericsson, who completed a day-high 122 laps and finished second fastest, making up for lost time after the team suffered some mechanical issues in the previous test last week. Hamilton’s Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS was not seen again after lunch, so the Briton was not able to improve on his medium-tyre run....
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