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F1’s new era began with a behind-closed-doors three-day shakedown test at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, which provided plenty of talking points both on and off the track. The championship now heads to Bahrain for the final pre-season test on the 10-12 March.

Mercedes topped the Barcelona test with a 1-2 on the final day of running, Lewis Hamilton setting the fastest lap with a 1m19.138s on the C5 and softest tyres, as the reigning F1 world constructors’ champions laid…