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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas finishes in-season test on top in Barcelona

BARCELONA, Spain -- Mercedes finished the second day of in-season testing at the top of the timesheets, capping off a successful few days at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain.

After securing second place behind teammate Lewis Hamilton at Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas clocked the fastest time of the two-day test on Wednesday. His best lap was a 1:16.904 on super-softs, 0.7s slower than the time that secured him second on Sunday's grid, but was 0.068s faster than the next quickest driver on Wednesday, Antonio Giovinazzi in the Ferrari.

Despite feeling unwell in the morning with an upset stomach, Giovinazzi notched up 148 laps by the end of the day -- the most of any driver taking part in Wednesday's test.