Valtteri Bottas is the first out on track for winter testing!

2019-02-18 09:09:33 by Matt Gretton

The world champions were keen to set an early marker down. They were out first on track and the Silver Arrow stayed out beyond his installation lap to produce an early chart-topper of 1:27.163. Follow live action on our liveblog right here!

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Valtteri Bottas is the first out on track for winter testing!

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