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Lewis Hamilton not interested in 'favourites' tag despite stunning test speed

Merc driver set fastest time of the Bahrain test so far on Day Three

Image: Hamilton checks out the Red Bull before setting the fastest time at Bahrain

Lewis Hamilton has shrugged off Red Bull's claim that Mercedes are the new favourites to win the 2014 World Championship, despite underpinning the team's impressive start to the sport's new turbo era by setting the fastest lap time of the Bahrain test so far on Friday.

Total laps covered by each team during pre-season:
Mercedes - 535
McLaren - 475
Ferrari - 456
Williams - 411
Sauber - 396
Force India - 340
Caterham - 308
Toro Rosso - 174
Red Bull - 122
Marussia - 54
Lotus - 52 Total laps covered by each engine manufacturer during pre-season:
Mercedes - 1761
Ferrari - 906
Renault - 656 Approximate distance covered by each team during pre-season:
Mercedes - 2480 km
McLaren - 2226 km
Ferrari - 2124 km
Williams - 1957 km
Sauber - 1891 km
Force India - 1618 km
Caterham - 1513 km
Toro Rosso - 846 km
Red Bull - 607 km
Lotus - 266 km
Marussia - 251 km Approximate distance covered by each engine manufacturer during pre-season:
Mercedes - 8281 km
Ferrari - 4266 km
Renault - 3232 km. Fastest laps of the Bahrain test so far
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:34.263, Day Three.
Kevin Magnussen, McLaren, 1:34.910, Day Two.
Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:34.976, Day Three.
Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, 1:36.445, Day Two.
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, 1:36.516, Day Two.
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:36.965, Day Two.
Felipe Massa, Williams, 1:37.066, Day Three.
Esteban Gutierrez, Sauber, 1:37.180, Day Three
Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 1:37.328, Day Two.
Sergio Perez, Force India, 1:37.367, Day Three.
Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:37.467, Day Three. The Sky Sports F1 Online team will be providing live commentary of all three winter tests, with live updates from trackside also on Sky Sports News.

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