Lewis Hamilton is turning his attentions to the opening round of his Formula 1 World Championship title defence after concluding his pre-season at the Circuit de Catalunya with the fastest time. Despite a day interrupted by a lengthy stay in the pit-lane to pore over set-up changes – as raised by Nico Rosberg yesterday and confirmed by Hamilton today -, last year's champion moved fastest in the final hour with a 1min 23.022secs lap on soft tyres. Two tenths faster than Felipe Massa's effort on the super-soft tyre, Hamilton's performance seemed to confirm the assertion that Mercedes will certainly be the team to beat when the season gets underway at Albert Park. Indeed, though Hamilton...
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