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Vettel gearbox issues give Mercedes more worries

After Mercedes’ gearbox problems on the opening day of pre-season testing, it was Aston Martin’s turn to be hit by similar issues on Saturday morning. The World Champions had stumbled out of the blocks in Bahrain as Valtteri Bottas managed only six laps in the first session and 24 hours later, Sebastian Vettel had completed exactly the same number when the second morning’s action was red-flagged. The reason for that stoppage was a spin by Lewis Hamilton which ended with the Mercedes beached in the gravel and the seven-time World Champion having to be taxied back to the pits. At least Hamilton had completed plenty of running by the time of his ‘off’, but that was not the case for...
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