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Fittipaldi must race through pain barrier in Bahrain - Steiner

Haas stand-in Pietro Fittipaldi will have to race through the pain barrier on his Formula 1 debut in the Sakhir Grand Prix. Fittipaldi, who has been drafted in to replace the injured Romain Grosjean, will start from the back of the grid and is lacking race fitness after being out of the car for more than a year. Article continues under video The Brazilian now faces a punishing 87-lap workout around Bahrain's fast and short Outer Track. Team principal Guenther Steiner said: “It will be tough for him because it is a lot of laps here, but I think he will do it. When you are in the race you just get over the pain. “He will be sore on Monday and Tuesday, for sure he will be suffering then,...
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