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Bottas sets pace as Formula 1 testing begins in Spain
Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas set the pace on Wednesday morning
at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya as Formula 1 testing action got underway. The Spanish Grand Prix venue is playing host to six days of
testing across the next two weeks, with all 10 Formula 1 teams fielding a
single car each day. Warm and sunny conditions prevailed throughout the four-hour
morning session, with Bottas clocking a best time of 1:17.313s, using Pirelli’s
C3 tyres. Pirelli has retained its 2019 compounds for this season
after its 2020 specification were unanimously rejected by teams following last
year’s post-season Abu Dhabi test. Bottas’ time left him just 0.062s clear of Racing Point’s
Sergio Perez,...
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