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Engine problems threaten Ferrari challenge to Mercedes

Ferrari's goal of challenging the dominance of Mercedes is being threatened by engine troubles which struck again in Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix when Sebastian Vettel's engine failed on the warm-up lap. Vettel had qualified third and was confident of a strong start to match the one he made in the season-opener in Australia, but he did not get a chance to again out-drag the Mercedes pair as his engine suffered what was initially diagnosed as a valve or injector failure. Coming on top of Kimi Raikkonen's non-finish in Australia due to a problem with the turbo charger, Ferrari already has serious issues to address if it is to live up to its billing as the only team capable of...
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