Lewis Hamilton completed quickest on the ultimate day of Method One’s opening pre-season take a look at at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya.
The seven-time world champion ended the afternoon operating simply 0.095 seconds forward of recent team-mate George Russell as Mercedes accomplished a one-two.
Sergio Perez completed third, one place forward of Pink Bull team-mate and defending world champion Max Verstappen, who was six tenths off Hamilton’s tempo.
Lap occasions in testing must be handled with a level of warning because the groups tinker with totally different gasoline hundreds and engine modes.
Nevertheless, Hamilton, bidding to avenge final season’s contentious title defeat to Verstappen, will take consolation in ending high of the order.
“It has been an attention-grabbing few days,” mentioned Hamilton, who managed 94 laps.
“It has not been the simplest or smoothest operating and we’ve positively acquired some obstacles to beat.
“However I accomplished nearly 100 laps which in half-a-day shouldn’t be too dangerous.”
Requested the place he thinks Mercedes stood following the primary motion of F1’s new technical period, Hamilton replied: “You by no means do on the primary week. We don’t know the place we’re.”
Russell added: “The three days in Barcelona have been extremely intriguing.
George Russell completed inside a tenth of Hamilton (Bradley Collyer/PA)
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“I don’t suppose the lap occasions are very consultant in any respect. I wouldn’t learn a lot into it.
“The Ferrari and McLaren look sturdy and I feel we’ve acquired plenty of enhancements to make. We’re right here to be taught and we’ve made some necessary experiments this week and have a good suggestion of the course we have to go in.”
There can be three additional days of testing in Bahrain earlier than the season-opening race within the Gulf Kingdom on March 20.
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