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Sebastian Vettel tops opening post-season F1 test day

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel recovered from an early prang to record the quickest time during the opening day of post-season Formula 1 testing in Abu Dhabi. Vettel spun and nudged the Turn 1 wall during the morning stint of the nine-hour session at the Yas Marina Circuit, but was able to recover to the pit lane and re-emerge shortly after. Vettel wound up with a 1:36.812, 0.419s ahead of Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas, as Formula 1 teams trialled Pirelli’s 2019 tyres, with some drivers getting their first taste of their 2019 teams. Lance Stroll was the leading figure of those drivers as he climbed into Force India’s VJM11 for the first time, ahead of his...
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