Mercedes have been insistent
Ordinarily making the podium from ninth on the grid would be a result eagerly accepted but for Lewis Hamilton there was an air of disappointment in doing http://www.brownsshopfootball.com/Danny-Shelton-Jersey.html so at the Bahrain Grand Prix after what had looked Joey Bosa Jersey for a time like a comeback drive that might have returned a remarkable Mercedes Satchel Paige Jersey one-two. The ambition was there but for Hamilton and his team‑mate Valtteri Bottas, who was second, their hopes were dashed by a bold Ferrari strategy call and a remarkable piece of driving by the winner, Sebastian Vettel.

Mercedes made their play in the form of opting to put both their drivers on one-stop strategies, when Ferrari were looking to bring Vettel home from pole with a two-stopper. A mid‑race switch to match Mercedes meant Vettel had to make his softer tyres last 39 laps to the flag, with a life span predicted by Pirelli of only 30. Had he had to pit again both Hamilton and Bottas would have passed him. By the end his grip was gone but he kept it on the island with exemplary control, holding off Bottas’s late charge and thwarting Mercedes’ carefully engineered plans.
After a five-place grid penalty damage limitation was Hamilton’s goal and he was happy to have taken the 15 points but his disappointment reflects that Vettel now has two wins from two races this season and a 17-point lead over the British driver in the world title fight. Equally, Ferrari have shown that their race pace is strong.
Mercedes have been insistent that their rivals were a real threat and the http://www.footballtitansofficialonline.com/Nike-Harry-Douglas-Jersey.html Scuderia’s performance at the Sakhir circuit suggests that once again this season is going to be a tight fight at the front.
The Ferrari has performed superbly across the weekend in Bahrain, well balanced, with great pace and working its tyres well in the high temperatures. Vettel made the most of their advantage.
His team’s jubilation will be coloured, however, by a serious pit‑stop error that cost Kimi Raikkonen his race and left a mechanic on the floor when the Finn was released before the left rear wheel had been fitted properly. Francesco Cigarini sustained a fractured tibia and fibula and will undergo surgery in Bahrain.
The stewards imposed a fine of €50,000 (£43,000) for an unsafe release. The team use a lights system to indicate to the driver when to leave the pit box. “I go when the light is green, I didn’t see what Terrell McClain Youth jersey happened behind and unfortunately he got hurt,” Raikkonen said. Ferrari had already received a fine after an unsafe release for Raikkonen in practice and will likely now have to review their pit-stop procedure. cheap jerseys from china cheap nfl jerseys wholesale nfl jerseys wholesale nfl jerseys wholesale jerseys wholesale nfl jerseys