Lewis Hamilton described the full debut of Mercedes 2016 car as amazing after he completed the equivalent of two race distances at Barcelona. In a carbon-copy of the world champions ominous start to testing last year, when the W06 topped 150 laps on its debut, Hamilton clocked 156 around the Circuit de Catalunya as he finished second to Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel on the timesheet. No other car managed more than 87 laps.With Mercedes not starting to focus on performance until Tuesday at the earliest, Hamilton said he could never remember such a successful start in his nine-year F1 career. Its been an amazing day, a beaming Hamilton told reporters afterwards.Ive never had a Day One practice like today. To get in a new car and have no problems is just a remarkable job by the team. So, for me, it was encouraging.But I tell you - 150 laps is quite long here! Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton was impressed with his new Mercedes on day one of pre-season testing in Barcelona Mondays running represented the first time Hamilton had taken to the track in an official session since finishing second to team-mate Nico Rosberg in the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP last November.After clinching 2015s world championship with three rounds to spare, Hamilton was beaten in the final three races of the season and voiced concerns that a change on the W06 had adversely affected its handling.Day One report: Vettel outpaces HamiltonThere was something Lewis Hamilton didnt like on the car at the end of last year, reported Sky F1s Ted Kravitz before testing at the Circuit de Catalunya commenced. He needs to understand this car and he will know within the first two or three laps whether it has same suspension characteristics he didnt get on with last year or if it is a completely new start.Speaking at the end of the day, Hamilton said Mercedes had not started to focus on set-up work yet, but the baseline was inevitably the same as the end of 2015. Were not been working on that, weve just been working on mileage, he said.What we would have finished last season with is what well be starting with this year. So Im not able just yet to be able to just yet to be able to try to find the optimum set-up or get used to what we had before. But the time will come.Rosberg, who was present at the track throughout Monday after the W07s unveiling, takes over testing duties for Mercedes on Tuesday, with Hamilton back in the car on Wednesday.Sky Sports F1 Digital team will be providing live commentary from dawn until dusk on all four days of both Barcelona tests while Sky Sports News HQ will also deliver live updates from trackside. F1 testing updates Follow all the action as it happens in Barcelona Also See: Follow live updates from testing Mercedes reveal the W07 Danny Duffy Jersey . -- Mike Smith never saw his first NHL goal go in. Melky Cabrera Jersey . The 28-year-old from Calgary matched his career best after missing just one shot in his two rounds of shooting in the mens 10-kilometre sprint competition. Smith finished in 23 minutes 15. http://www.royalsteamproshop.com/Royals-Blaine-Boyer-Kids-Jersey/ . 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Left-hander Brandon Finnegan (7-8, 4.45 ERA) is due to pitch for the Reds, while right-hander David Phelps (5-6, 2.40) makes his third start for the Marlins since being moved into the rotation on Aug. 5.Gordon and Hamilton didnt see each other when the Marlins swept a three-game series in Miami leading into the All-Star break. Gordon was serving an 80-game suspension for violating Major League Baseballs performance-enhancing drug program. In the 15 games since his return, Gordon is hitting .321 with seven stolen bases.Hamilton leads the majors with 51 steals. He is the first player in the major leagues since Michael Bourn (2009-11) to have at least 50 stolen bases in three consecutive seasons, and hes the first Reds player to accomplish the feat since Joe Morgan did it five straight seasons (1972-76).Hamiltons giving himself the opportunities for those steals by getting on base at the highest rate in his career. His OBP is up to .318 after going 3-for-4 against Milwaukee on Sunday, marking his 22nd multi-hit game of the season.Since the All-Star break, Hamilton is hitting .324 with 21 runs scored, five doubles, one triple, three RBI, 29 steals and 12 walks. The Reds (48-68) have gone 16-11 in that span, winning seven of the nine series theyve played.Its not as much the stolen bases as it is just how he affects everything else during the game, Brewers manager Craig Counsell told MLB.com about Hamilton. Does he affect the pitcher? Thats a big part of what we believe in with the running game, is, Can we affect the pitcher?? Can we change his delivery? Can we affect his stuff to the hitter?Miami (61-56) ended a three-game losing streak with a 5-4 win against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.dddddddddddd The Marlins are still 8 1/2 games behind Washington in the NL East but are in the thick of the NL wild card race, seeking the franchises first playoff appearance since 2003.Staying in the race with St. Louis, Pittsburgh and the New York Mets got tougher on Sunday when the team placed right fielder Giancarlo Stanton (groin) and pitcher Adam Conley (finger tendonitis) on the 15-day disabled list. An MRI revealed Stanton has a Grade 3 groin strain, putting the rest of the season in jeopardy for him.The best-case scenario is a six-week return, Marlins president of baseball operations Michael Hill said Sunday. Theres still an opportunity to get (Stanton) back before the end of the season, but it was a significant injury.Stanton has 25 home runs, 70 RBI and a slugging percentage of .497 this season.Youre disappointed, but its one of those things that you talk about as a ballclub from spring training forward, said Marlins manager Don Mattingly. Nothing can get in our way. Youve just got to move forward.Phelps had 50 relief appearances before starting at Colorado on Aug. 5.Finnegan will be making his 24th start of the season. In his last three starts, hes allowed 12 hits and just three runs in 18 innings. Finnegan has thrown 129 1/3 innings this season, and the Reds are keeping an eye on that total as the end of their season approaches.We could use off days and extra starters in September to give guys longer breaks and allow them to stay in the rotation, Reds manager Bryan Price said. If we stayed with a five-man rotation, at some point the innings will accumulate where he would finish the season in the bullpen. ' ' '