World champion Lewis Hamilton signed off from pre-season testing with the fastest time on Day Three in Barcelona as Mercedes provided more conclusive evidence that their W06 has a significant pace edge over the field. Although Hamilton couldn't quite match team-mate Nico Rosberg's pace from Friday on a chillier day at the Circuit de Catalunya, the Briton's 1:23.022 lap on the soft tyres was still two tenths quicker than the best Williams and Ferrari – the two teams widely considered to be leading the chasing pack – could manage on the grippier supersoft rubber. Rosberg's 1:22.792 therefore stands as the fastest time of the back-to-back test with one day still to go, but Hamilton...
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