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Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren, Racing Bulls and Cadillac also ran on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Lewis Hamilton had a spin in the Ferrari out of Turn 10, but he and team-mate Charles Leclerc managed 170 laps between them.<\/p>\n
Seven-time champion Hamilton said: “Nice to get out in the dry. It was great to be able to understand the tyres… [and get] a bit of an understanding as to where the car is at.<\/p>\n
“I did 85 laps in the morning, which is amazing. Last year we had a worse start to testing so considering this is a new set of rules it is better than in the past.<\/p>\n
“Still continuing to get as much mileage and knowledge on this engine and the car on the aero side.”<\/p>\n
At McLaren, Oscar Piastri managed 48 laps before his day was curtailed by a fuel-system problem. <\/p>\n
Technical director performance Mark Temple said: “The car is very complex so we decided to bring it back and strip it down to understand where it was coming from.”<\/p>\n
Mercedes again impressed, with George Russell and Kimi Antonelli setting the two fastest times and completing 168 laps between them on what was their last day of testing.<\/p>\n
Teams are only allowed to run on three of the five days and Mercedes have reached their allocation.<\/p>\n
Russell said: “A very positive test and we had a lot of mileage on the car, which was the main focus of the test. <\/p>\n