Lewis Hamilton ended the winter on a high after a frustrating week for Mercedes Sutton Images Enlarge Lewis Hamilton topped the final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain, setting a time just 0.02s off the fastest lap of Bahrain this year set by Felipe Massa. Hamilton's day got off to a slow start due to a gearbox problem in the morning that prevented the Mercedes from hitting the track for the first three and a half hours. In the final hour Mercedes bolted on a set of super-soft tyres and let Hamilton loose on a low-fuel qualifying-style lap. It bettered Valterri Bottas' best effort of the day in the Williams by 0.709s and sets up the tantalising prospect of a close battle between the...
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