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Lewis Hamilton thinks it vital that he and his Mercedes bosses keep up the pressure on the team ahead of first race of the 2013 Formula 1 campaign
On the final day of winter testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Mercedes GP driver Nico Rosberg was the fastest man on track. The German was followed by Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and McLaren's Jenson Button. The teams will now return to their factory to continue the final preparations for the opening race of the season on the 17th of March.
Formula 1′s winter testing programme came to a close at Barcelona on Sunday and Nico Rosberg used the ever-critical final day to provide further evidence of the pace possessed by Mercedes on the eve of the 2013 season.
Nico Rosberg has sought to calm rising expectations that Mercedes could be genuine title contenders in 2013.
Nico Rosberg has warned not to read too much into Mercedes’ strong form on the final days of Formula 1 winter testing, as he feels rivals are yet to show their hands
Nico Rosberg says Mercedes has yet to see the best its rivals have to offer and played down his quick time from the final morning of testing
Nico Rosberg helped to underline Mercedes competitiveness with a new fastest time of the week on the final day of pre-season testing, beating team-mate Lewis Hamilton’s best effort by over 0.4s
Nico Rosberg puts Mercedes top of the pile at lunch for the second successive day on the final day of testing in Barcelona
Nico Rosberg puts Mercedes top of the pile at lunch for the second successive day on the final day of testing in Barcelona
Nico Rosberg topped the final morning of pre-season Formula 1 testing as Mercedes continued to set the pace at Barcelona
Nico Rosberg topped the final morning of pre-season Formula 1 testing as Mercedes continued to set the pace at Barcelona
Bernie Ecclestone has granted Lewis Hamilton’s dog a paddock pass so that it can travel with the Mercedes driver to races
Lotus team principal Eric Boullier is not worried by the pace Lewis Hamilton showed during Saturday’s test, but says it’s not surprise to see the Mercedes near the top
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes still has plenty of work to despite his impressive pace on his final pre-season outing ahead of the Australian Grand Prix
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton tells BBC Sport he is “pleased” with the team’s performance in pre-season testing.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton tells BBC Sport his new Mercedes team is as “hungry as ever” ahead of the new Formula 1 season.
Nico Rosberg got the better of Michael Schumacher for three years and the German is confident he can handle the arrival of friend Lewis Hamilton to the Mercedes team.
Lewis Hamilton delivered a statement of intent on his final day of testing in Barcelona.
Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap of the Barcelona test on Saturday, lapping the track in 1m20.558s, an impressive time given the results so far this winter. However the speed does not mean that the Mercedes team can sustain such pace over race stints, so one still needs to be careful about creating theories about
Lewis Hamilton believes his Mercedes team will be in a position to win this year, despite downplaying rapidly rising expectations after posting the quickest time in testing at Barcelona on Saturday.