The Sun was down, the lights were on and qualifying began for the Bahrain Grand Prix. With 63% of the lap at full throttle, the dynamics and possible qualifying performances may be quite different than the season-opener in Australia. Friday’s practice sessions suggested that Ferrari may have some serious qualifying pace and with Lewis Hamilton heading into the session with a 5-place grid penalty, it was down to his teammate, Valtteri Bottas, to pick up the mantle for Mercedes and this is the exact reason that the team hired him. IF there was a time for Valtteri to shine, Saturday evening was it. Australia is a public road circuit and Bahrain is a purpose-built race track so the...
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