Formula 1: World champion Lewis Hamilton sets fastest time ahead of Sebastian Vettel in pre-season testing
After Wednesday’s testing at Montmelo was wiped out by the snow, Hamilton made up for lost time with a lap of 1 min 19.333 sec. Montmelo: World champion Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time of the week in pre-season Formula One testing on Thursday as Mercedes gave a powerful illustration of why they will once again be the team to beat in 2018. “But the W09 feels like last year’s big sister.” Belgian driver Stoffel Vandoorne, in a McLaren, was 0.521sec off the Briton’s pace while former world champion Sebastian Vettel in a Ferrari finished at 0.908sec back. Thursday witnessed a bumper day of action as the snow and rain finally cleared with 1,101 laps racked up by the teams compared to 725 on Monday, 736 on Tuesday and just 17 on Wednesday, 11 of which were claimed by carefree two-time world champion Fernando Alonso in his McLaren.
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