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Bottas ‘surprised’ by searing Mercedes pace
Valtteri Bottas admits he was surprised to see Nico Rosberg's searing single lap pace on the second day of the final F1 pre-season test in Spain, but was otherwise happy with his own performance in the Williams. The Finn enjoyed a trouble-free day in the Williams FW37, his time of 1min 23.995secs - achieved on the soft tyre – going second fastest on the day, albeit four tenths down on team-mate Felipe Massa's benchmark from the day before. However, it was Rosberg's 1min 22.792secs lap on the same rubber that caught Bottas' attention, admitting the pace of the Mercedes has taken him by surprise. “It was a good day for us, a completely trouble-free day, which is always nice. More...
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