Lights Out: Red Bull prepared, Ferrari can go faster

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Lights Out: Red Bull prepared, Ferrari can go faster
The quotes and comments are flowing in following the final day of testing in Barcelona. Daniel Ricciardo insists Red Bull are ready to compete for podiums as soon as Melbourne, while Kimi Raikkonen thinks Ferrari can go even faster than their record-breaking laps in testing. It's lights out for Sunday morning!
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Jolyon Palmer reckons that Lewis Hamilton would be delighted if Valtteri Bottas stayed on at Mercedes, as it would mean the Brit would remain the team's "number one" driver.
Ferrari may have torn up the Circuit de Catalunya in testing, with Sebastian Vettel setting an unofficial lap record, but Kimi Raikkonen thinks the Prancing Horse can go "even faster" when the competitive racing starts.
Daniel Ricciardo insists that Red Bull are ready to compete for podium positions as soon as the opening grand prix in Melbourne and are better prepared than any season previous.
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier claims that Fernando Alonso has "a different mindset" going into this season and is "happy" with the team's preparations despite suffering more engine reliability issues - this time with a Renault power unit.
Lance Stroll is adamant that he is not the number one driver in the Williams team - as as such thing does not exist in the team.
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Notable lap times from testing. Did Mercedes hold back? pic.twitter.com/3ljAkADSFY — GP Fans Global (@GPFansGlobal) March 10, 2018
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