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Conclusions from the first pre-season test

At the halfway point of 2016 pre-season testing, F1Zone.net reflects on the primary talking points from the first week of running at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Mercedes is still in front Pirelli Media Don’t be fooled by the absence of headline-grabbing times set by Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. Mercedes focused on mileage and racked up so many laps that they changed their driver policy and split running each day, to avoid fatigue. The W07 Hybrid ran reliably and looked smooth out on circuit, with the car running on Mediums throughout the four day test. Ferrari will be the closest challenger Ferrari emerged as Mercedes’ closest rival in 2015 and looks set to assume that role...
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