Friday form guide: Lotus vs Ferrari in Bahrain
Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen topped Friday practice in Bahrain. Mark Hughes analyses the Ferrari and Lotus teams' form and tyre wear patterns and predicts how Sunday's race will unfold
The 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix appears to be a potentially fascinating contest, made all the more intriguing by Friday afternoon's practice runs not allowing a straight comparison between the two strongest-looking cars, the Lotus E21 and Ferrari F138.
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