F1 2018: Top 5 teams heading into Bahrain GP

#2 Mercedes fixes the bug and looks to bounce back

Ferrari leads as Mercedes miscalculates

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes had the fastest car in the opening round of F1 2018. The team was not able to convert that into a win due to a bug in their software which calculates the delta times during safety car period claimed the team. The calculation of the delta time cost a win for the German manufacturer.

Mercedes meanwhile have fixed their software issues for Bahrain Grand Prix.

Hamilton expects Ferrari to be “rapid”, suggesting the race will be even closer in pure pace terms.

Hamilton and Mercedes will try to get their car on pole with their party mode coming to play during the qualifying.

Bottas the pole sitter of 2017 Bahrain GP, who had a bad crash in the Q3 of Australian GP two weeks ago, will try to be cautious because the sand can on asphalt can be tricky at times.

He cannot afford to make another mistake during the course of qualifying. Mercedes felt the pressure of just having one car in top5 during the first race.