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Bahrain GP: Vettel tops FP2 despite "complete shutdown"

Sebastian Vettel topped the second free practice session for Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix, although what he called a "complete shutdown" of his Ferrari cost him running. Vettel had earlier set the pace in first free practice and, after bolting on a set of fresh supersoft Pirellis shortly before the half-hour mark, set a time of 1m31.310s to top the floodlit second session. This was despite saying he struggled with the brakes during the second half of the lap. But early on in what was expected to be a long-run to evaluate race performance, Vettel's car suffered what he called a "complete shutdown" over the radio. Initially stuck in fourth gear and without power, he...
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