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Ricciardo tops opening session in Bahrain - Mercedes suffers setback
Daniel Ricciardo seized bragging rights for himself and McLaren by topping the first segment of pre-season testing in Bahrain. The Aussie edged AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly and Red Bull's Max Verstappen in a session marked by an early setback encountered by Mercedes. A gearbox issue and a transmission change that disrupted Valtteri Bottas' morning program as the Finn achieved just a handful of laps. Drivers ran mostly on Pirelli's hard compound tyre with grip at a premium around Sakhir's windy and sandy track. Times to follow Friday's start to pre-season testing officially marked the end of a busy winter for Formula 1 teams, with car changes, color changes, driver changes and even a couple of...
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