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Bottas: Mercedes not in comfortable position

Valtteri Bottas has stated that Mercedes are 'not confident' they are the team to beat this year as Ferrari are 'looking very strong'. Sebastian Vettel eclipsed the previous best time of testing set by Bottas as Ferrari edged closer to breaking the 1:18 barrier at the Circuit de Catalunya. The Finn took over from Lewis Hamilton in the afternoon session on the penultimate day of testing in Barcelona, finishing P8 and getting another 96 laps under his belt. And he is not taking anything for granted in the 2017 season, with other teams making 'good progress' over the winter period. 'We are definitely not confident that we are in front,' Bottas told reporters. 'We are not relaxing, we are not...
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