PARIS (AP) Nico Rosberg posted the fastest time Tuesday in preseason testing for the Formula One season, while world champion Lewis Hamilton used his time on track in a race simulation.
The two Mercedes drivers clocked a huge amount of laps in last week's first preseason test, completing 675 laps between them to confirm expectations that the Silver Arrows should be hugely reliable again when the new season starts on March 20.
Ferrari was quickest over all four days of testing last week, but they were illusory gains until Mercedes showed its speed.
With Mercedes using the soft tires for the first time - having tested slower mediums last time - the German driver Rosberg sped around in 1 minute, 23.022 seconds.
Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas was second fastest; Hamilton sixth best.
