Mercedes have only managed a solitary lap of the Bahrain International Circuit on the opening morning of testing, having encountered gearbox issues. World Champion team Mercedes-AMG have had a troublesome start to pre-season testing, after hitting problems after a single lap of the circuit. Valtteri Bottas is scheduled to be at the wheel of the W12 for the morning session, but has managed just a solitary installation lap in the new car so far. Returning to the pits after his initial installation lap, the screens were placed in front of the car as the team withdrew back into their garage. Shortly after, the team confirmed they had hit an issue and would miss a chunk of track time: 'We have...
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