Russell sets fastest lap of Barcelona F1 test so far
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Key Points:
- Mercedes driver George Russell set the fastest testing time at Barcelona on Wednesday morning with a 1m17.580s lap, beating Red Bull's Isack Hadjar's Monday benchmark by 0.6 seconds.
- Russell completed close to 100 laps during the morning session, significantly more than any other driver before lunch, mainly through long runs.
- Kimi Antonelli is scheduled to return to the Mercedes W17 for the afternoon session, while Russell led the morning pace by a substantial margin over competitors like Franco Colapinto in the Alpine.
- McLaren's Lando Norris had a steady start with over 30 laps completed, and Arvid Lindblad in the Racing Bulls car recorded the second-highest lap count at