Sebastian Vettel's much mooted victory challenge in the Bahrain Grand Prix would end with a whimper after damage to his front-wing left him floundering in fifth position. Starting alongside Lewis Hamilton in second position, Ferrari's strong long run pace in free practice had hinted at the potential of a challenge for Mercedes, but while Vettel got away well to hold station early on, he would be overtaken by Nico Rosberg on lap eight. A more favourable pitting strategy would see Vettel twice leapfrog Rosberg through the stops, but the Mercedes driver would quickly recover the position. Furthermore, the latter pass would come after Vettel made a mistake out of the final corner, running wide...
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