A downbeat Lewis Hamilton said the Bahrain Grand Prix will be 'one of the hardest races for us in some time' following a disappointing qualifying session. The Brit was only able to reach fourth on the grid – out-paced by the Scuderia Ferrari‘s of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen, and Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport team-mate Valtteri Bottas – and will start the race in ninth due to a five-place gearbox penalty. Following and overtaking is notoriously difficult in the Mercedes car – demonstrated at the Australian Grand Prix when Bottas started fifteenth and, despite having a car faster than most of the grid, only finished eighth – and this will make the...
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