Lewis Hamilton has described that Ferrari has made some “good discoveries” on its SF-26 car during the first week of Bahrain testing.<\/p>\n
Hamilton finished third fastest overall in Sakhir with 190 laps under his belt across his day-and-a-half in the car, including a solid race simulation on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n
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