Red Bull Still Floundering on Day 1 of the 2nd Formula 1 Test in Bahrain

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Published: February 19, 2014

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Red Bull continued to struggle on the first day of the second Formula One preseason test.

The reigning world champions spent the first four hours at the Bahrain International Circuit working on the car behind closed doors.

Live coverage of the test on Autosport's website noted that there was a lot of cutting and grinding sounds coming from the garage as the team worked on the rear of the car.

The team's Twitter feed attempted to play down the delay:

Slight delay folks, the team's still fitting some parts. We've fired up and are hoping to be on track shortly. More updates to follow.

— Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) February 19, 2014 When the car finally took to the track, world champion Sebastian Vettel was at the wheel. Determined to make up for lost time, he didn't spend long trundling around at low speed and set a best time of 1:40.224.

Though it was almost three-and-a-half seconds slower than the best of the day, set by Nico Hulkenberg for Force India, the time was good enough for fifth-fastest. He could have gone quicker, but aborted two better laps.

But while the speed was reasonable for a car which essentially missed the first test, the reliability was not.

Vettel managed just 14 laps before stopping out on the track:

Vettel grabs a fire extinguisher as after his car came to a smoky halt. Updates here: http://t.co/bBGgAnJfDt #skyf1 pic.twitter.com/gEx0HyhYaZ

— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) February 19, 2014 In the picture tweeted by Sky Sports F1, a huge flat spot is visible on the rear left tyre of the RB10, and the front right doesn't look healthy either. Smoke was also seen coming from the rear of the car and Vettel was taking no chances, arming himself with a fire extinguisher.

It was later revealed a rear brake problem caused the spin. They'll probably prefer that to engine issues, but it highlights yet anoth...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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