Bahrain report: supreme Vettel surprises himself
Sebastian Vettel secured his second win of the season in Bahrain, and even the German himself admitted he was surprised at how easy it had been. Mark Hughes analyses how the world champion stormed to victory
Inside Formula 1's bubble, the outside world seems barely to exist. You'd be forgiven for thinking the most important thing happening in Bahrain last weekend was the behaviour of the tyres.
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