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Red Bull boss Christian Horner declares Mercedes the new favourites for 2014

Red Bull hit by another new failure on the fragile RB10

Daniel Ricciardo
Image: The RB10 only completed 28 laps on Day Three in Bahrain

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has described Mercedes are the new favourites to win the 2014 F1 Constructors' Championship with the reigning World Champions suffering yet another fresh setback with the RB10 on Friday in Bahrain.

Total laps covered by each team during pre-season:
Mercedes - 535.
McLaren - 475.
Ferrari - 456.
Williams - 411.
Sauber - 396.
Force India - 340.
Caterham - 308.
Toro Rosso - 174.
Red Bull - 122.
Marussia - 54.
Lotus - 52. Total laps covered by each engine manufacturer during pre-season:
Mercedes - 1761.
Ferrari - 906.
Renault - 656. Approximate distance covered by each team during pre-season:
Mercedes - 2480 km.
McLaren - 2226 km.
Ferrari - 2124 km.
Williams - 1957 km.
Sauber - 1891 km.
Force India - 1618 km.
Caterham - 1513 km.
Toro Rosso - 846 km.
Red Bull - 607 km.
Lotus - 266 km.
Marussia - 251 km. Approximate distance covered by each engine manufacturer during pre-season:
Mercedes - 8281 km
Ferrari - 4266 km
Renault - 3232 km. The Sky Sports F1 Online team will be providing live commentary of all three winter tests, with live updates from trackside also on Sky Sports News.

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