Red Bull's hopes of getting their 2014 preparations back on track with a trouble-free final test evaporated on the first day's running in Bahrain. Daniel Ricciardo did 32 laps early on, including his team's fastest time at Bahrain this year, but was stuck in the garage for most of the rest of the day. Ricciardo returned late on but finished seventh, 2.6 seconds slower than Force India's pace-setting Sergio Perez. Williams's Valtteri Bottas was second fastest, then Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen. Nico Rosberg of pre-season favourites Mercedes was fourth quickest, after the team ended their running a little under an hour early following a problem the team declined to identify. Please turn on...
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