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Hamilton suffers Bahrain blow

Lewis Hamilton will take a five-place grid penalty in Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix following a gearbox change on his Mercedes late Friday in another early season setback for the world champion. The British star had wound up fourth fastest earlier in Friday’s second free practice session at the Bahrain International Circuit. "@LewisHamilton will take a five-place grid penalty for the #BahrainGP after having to change his gearbox," tweeted Mercedes. Kimi Raikkonen was fastest as he and Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel dominated the session ahead of the two Mercedes, headed by Valtteri Bottas. Hamilton’s setback in his bid to overhaul Vettel’s early-season lead in the title...
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