Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton ended pre-season testing in Barcelona just 0.003s apart after Mercedes finally showed some of its pace on the final day.
Hamilton had been talking up Ferrari’s pace earlier on Friday after Vettel posted a 1m16.221s – the fastest time of testing – on the C5 compound tire in the morning session, edging ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc’s previous leading time by 0.01s.
However, once the defending champion got in the car for the afternoon, Hamilton showed why Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto dismissed the earlier claims. Hamilton carried out some low fuel running late in the day with a best lap of 1m16.224s, leaving the two title rivals from the past two seasons separated by just 0.003s on the same tire compound.
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