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Lewis Hamilton sets fastest time of Bahrain test so far as Mercedes turn the screw

Silver Arrows match reliability with pace; Red Bull wanting for both once again as RB10 breaks down after just 28 laps

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Mercedes indicated on Friday that their new W05 car has pace, as well as reliability, as Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets on Day Three in Bahrain with the fastest time seen at this week's test so far.

Total laps covered by each team during pre-season:
Mercedes - 535
McLaren - 475
Ferrari - 456
Williams - 411
Sauber - 396
Force India - 340
Caterham - 308
Toro Rosso - 174
Red Bull - 122
Marussia - 54
Lotus - 52 Total laps covered by each engine manufacturer during pre-season:
Mercedes - 1761
Ferrari - 906
Renault - 656 Approximate distance covered by each team during pre-season:
Mercedes - 2480 km
McLaren - 2226 km
Ferrari - 2124 km
Williams - 1957 km
Sauber - 1891 km
Force India - 1618 km
Caterham - 1513 km
Toro Rosso - 846 km
Red Bull - 607 km
Lotus - 266 km
Marussia - 251 km Approximate distance covered by each engine manufacturer during pre-season:
Mercedes - 8281 km
Ferrari - 4266 km
Renault - 3232 km. Fastest laps of the Bahrain test so far
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:34.263, Day Three.
Kevin Magnussen, McLaren, 1:34.910, Day Two.
Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:34.976, Day Three.
Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, 1:36.445, Day Two.
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, 1:36.516, Day Two.
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:36.965, Day Two.
Felipe Massa, Williams, 1:37.066, Day Three.
Esteban Gutierrez, Sauber, 1:37.180, Day Three
Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 1:37.328, Day Two.
Sergio Perez, Force India, 1:37.367, Day Three.
Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:37.467, Day Three. The Sky Sports F1 Online team will be providing live commentary of all three winter tests, with live updates from trackside also on Sky Sports News.

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