Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg put Mercedes' early season dominance to its first true test Sunday at the floodlit Bahrain Grand Prix on a track where both drivers have always struggled. Hamilton, the 2008 world champion, swept to victory from pole in Malaysia last week ahead of Rosberg who clinched the championship opener in Australia. But despite their lofty positions in the 2014 title race, the dust and heat of the troubled Middle East state have often choked the pair's ambitions. Hamilton's best finish at the Sakhir track was second in 2007 while Rosberg has never made the podium with his storming drive to pole position in 2013 yielding a poor ninth place finish. His best result...
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