Sir Lewis Hamilton found himself beached in the gravel as Mercedes’ early pre-season testing troubles continued on Saturday morning in Bahrain. After Valtteri Bottas was restricted to only six laps in the first session of F1’s initial timed running of 2021, the W12 had to be transported back to the garage under covers after Hamilton lost the car at Turn 13 and could not rejoin the track. By that point, the seven-time World Champion had added 35 laps to the 42 he had completed on Friday afternoon and although it is never wise to put too much store in recorded times, Mercedes were nowhere near their customary place at the top of the standings. There had been no previous signals of...
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