The first F1 test of the 2020 season is in the books with Valtteri Bottas heading a Mercedes 1-2 at the top of the timesheet. Valtteri Bottas upped the ante during Friday's morning session with the softest C5 tyres strapped on, setting an eye-catching 1:15.732 which is the quickest time of testing so far and half a second quicker than the quickest time of 2019 testing from Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel. Lewis Hamilton took over driving duties in the afternoon session and also tried the C5 compound on for size, but a mistake on his hot lap ensured he would finish 0.784 seconds behind his team-mate. The final day of the first test saw the red flags waved on four occasions at the Circuit de...
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