F1: closed tests, Mercedes dominate. 13 / o time for Vettel

With the two Mercedes always in the lead of the times, the third and final day of the first winter test session of Formula 1 ended in Montmelò in view of the new season. The fastest was the Finnish Valtteri Bottas, in 1'15''732, ahead of the world champion Lewis Hamilton, with 1'16''516. Only 13 / o time (1'18''384) for the only Ferrari on the track, the one led by Sebastian Vettel, forced to stop work in the morning due to a failure of the power unit and busy in the afternoon with a new engine, completing one hundred turns.
Beyond the 1'17 '' wall all 14 non-Mercedes drivers stopped at the circuit near Barcelona, ​​the best of which, with the third time, is the French Esteban Ocon with Renault (1'17''102) . The most busy was Antonio Giovinazzi, who made 152 laps with Alfa Romeo, obtaining the sixth fastest time (1'17''469). the second and final winter test session will take place again at Montmelò from 26 to 28 February.