The final week of testing got underway this morning at Barcelona, and while Carlos Sainz got proceedings underway just moments after the lights went green, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel were right behind, eager to continue their preparations for Melbourne and beyond. While others completed a handful of installation laps, Hamilton and Vettel were soon posting times on a day that sees eight of the teams follow Mercedes example and run both drivers, Alfa Romeo, where reserve driver Robert Kubica is on duty, being the only exception. As ever, flo-vis and aero rakes were much in evidence, Ricciardo's Renault sporting sensor gates both front and rear. Almost an hour into the session,...
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