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2015 Bahrain F1 GP: Hamilton Wins Again, Raikkonen On Podium

Lewis Hamilton nursed his Mercedes home for another dominant win, followed home by a canny Kimi Raikkonen in his first podium since returning to Ferrari. The Finn was able to pass an aggressive Nico Rosberg late in the race as both Mercedes suffered wi


Lewis Hamilton nursed his Mercedes home for another dominant win, followed home by a canny Kimi Raikkonen in his first podium since returning to Ferrari.

The Finn was able to pass an aggressive Nico Rosberg late in the race as both Mercedes suffered with brake problems.

Sebastian Vettel's hard work in qualifying second was undone late in the race, as the German was forced to stop for a new wing following an error late in the race, leaving him fifth behind Valtteri Bottas.

Daniel Ricciardo came home sixth despite his Renault engine dying on the final corner

PRACTICE AND QUALIFYING

Ferrari's continuing progress towards the front showed itself again during the practice sessions, with both Raikkonen and Vettel featuring among the Mercedes.

Vettel's Friday night session was interrupted with a silly accident coming out of the pits (with a suspected wobbly wheel), the German tangling with Force India's Perez.

Qualifying was a thriller, with Hamilton snatching pole in the dying seconds, Vettel splitting the Mercedes and Raikkonen remonstrating with himself for underestimating the grip levels.

Daniel Ricciardo followed the two Williams, coming seventh but comprehensively out-qualifying Kvyat who could only manage seventeenth ahead of two Manors and Button's McLaren which failed on its out lap.

Alonso had a better time, making it into Q2 and fourteenth while Carlos Sainz outshone Verstappen for P9.

RACE

As the clock ticked over to 6pm local time only eighteen cars headed off on the formation lap - Felipe Massa's Williams sat stranded on the grid with a suspected electrical problem. Jenson Button didn't even make it out on the grid.

The lights went out and Hamilton and Vettel dragged down to the first corner, the Mercedes winning. The second silver arrow lost out to a hard-starting Raikkonen who elbowed his way past around the outside.

Pastor Maldonado had an eventful first lap, spending as much time out in the dust as on the track and even walloping Max Verstappen into the bargain. Despite his raggedness, he got by Daniil Kvyat in the second Red Bull.

Maldonado was soon under investigation for using the wrong grid slot. He got a five second time penalty for his trouble.

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