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Although this is early in today's testing: 1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:24.559, 23 laps (H); 2. Sergio Perez, McLaren, 1:25.481, 15 laps (M); 3. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 1:26.444, 26 laps (M); 4. Charles Pic, Caterham, 1:28.092, 15 laps; 5. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 1:28.439, 15 laps (H); 6. Max Chilton, Marussia, 1:28.900, 16 laps; 7. Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso, 1:28.934, 16 laps; 8. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, 1:32.335, 11 laps. 9. Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber, No Time, 15 laps; 10. Paul di Resta, Force India, No Time, 13 laps; 11. Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus, No Time, 4 laps.

This starts to reassure that Mercedes should be a good contender this year. The McLaren has slipped under the radar slightly but potentially they could have the dominant car as calculating fuel load and other factors put Sergio Perez overall in first in Jerez.