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Bottas leads cold second morning of Barcelona F1 test

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas topped a quiet second morning of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Barcelona on Tuesday as cold conditions limited running for teams in the early part of the day. Overnight sleet made for cold conditions at the start of running at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with the track temperature recording at just 2.8ºC at 9 a.m., prompting teams to only complete a handful of installation laps in the opening hours. Temperatures rose marginally through the day, prompting race control to extend the session by one hour by scrapping the planned lunch break, giving teams the chance to make the most of the warmer conditions. Bottas completed the most laps of anyone during...
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