The Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton suffered an early stoppage on the first morning of the two day Formula 1 test at Bahrain International Circuit.
Highlighting the importance Mercedes, beaten to victory at the desert circuit in the Bahrain Grand Prix, are attaching to the test, both Hamilton, who rarely drives during in-season testing, and teammate Valtteri Bottas will be on duty this week.
But the triple World Champion’s stint in the cockpit hit an early glitch when his car required a tow back to the pits within the opening hour.
The cause of the breakdown was not immediately known but only resulted in a 30-minute delay for Hamilton before he returned to the track.
Mercedes will seek improve their race pace during the test, with the W08 seemingly harder on its rubber than title rivals Ferrari.
Championship leader, and Bahrain winner, Sebastian Vettel was also in action during the test. The Ferrari driver will be testing Pirelli’s 2018 tyres on day one before reverting to normal testing on Wednesday.
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