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F1 testing: Lando Norris of McLaren fastest on day one of final test

British rookie Lando Norris set the fastest time in his McLaren on the first day of the final pre-season test. The 19-year-old used the second softest tyres to pip Red Bull's Pierre Gasly by just 0.006secs before breaking down on track in Barcelona. Gasly, using the middle of five compounds, was 0.109secs ahead of Lance Stroll's Racing Point. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was a further 0.101secs back while Lewis Hamilton was 12th fastest for Mercedes. Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas stopped on track with a loss of oil pressure and Mercedes decided to change the engine. Bottas only made it out again for the final eight minutes of the session to set the 11th fastest time. F1 pre-season...
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