With only four days of track running now left until Melbourne, a clear trend is emerging. Defending champions Red Bull are in major trouble, and the works Mercedes team is leading the way. In the silver W05, Nico Rosberg ended the first week of Bahrain testing on Saturday with a stunning laptime, less than 1 second off his 2013 pole. And it emerges that the German, practicing qualifying, was using only the 'soft' tyre, not the faster 'super-soft' that has also been in action by other teams in Bahrain. At the same time, despite earlier signs of recovery, Red Bull's problems with the Renault-powered RB10 persist. Daniel Ricciardo, who managed a meagre 15 laps, was almost 7 seconds off the...
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