After the first day of testing ahead of the 2019 Formula 1 season, Sebastian Vettel has had a productive day in Barcelona, setting the fastest lap by far while also running well over 150 laps. No more snow in Spain like in 2018, so a very productive Monday indeed at the Circuit de Catalunya. Several red flags, yes, but a lot of driving as well.  Don't worry, Mercedes fans You might look at the leaderboard and see Vettel being two whole seconds faster than Lewis Hamilton, but that won't mean much. For one, Vettel's lap was on the softer compound, and Mercedes clearly weren't focussing on one-lap pace today. Valtteri Bottas and Hamilton logged 69 and 81 laps respectively, which isn't...
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