Ferrari ends testing early in Bahrain

Ferrari has suspended its testing in Bahrain early due to concerns over a chassis damaged during the race weekend
Fernando Alonso (ESP), Scuderia Ferrari 08.04.2014. Formula One Testing, Bahrain Test, Day One, Sak
Fernando Alonso (ESP), Scuderia Ferrari 08.04.2014. Formula One Testing,…
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Ferrari has suspended its testing in Bahrain early on Wednesday due to concerns over a chassis damaged during Kimi Raikkonen's race weekend.

The team has been running Raikkonen's chassis, but believes it may have been damaged during an excursion over a large kerb at Turn 4 during FP1 on Friday. At the time of the incident, Ferrari believed that only the floor had been broken, but it now has found issues with the chassis itself.

As a precaution, Ferrari has suspended its running after just 12 laps for Fernando Alonso on Wednesday and is unlikely to run again. On Tuesday the team was able to complete 69 laps despite causing a red flag in the morning session.

Ferrari is not the only team to have trouble during the test. At the time it stopped running, Ferrari had still completed more laps than both Red Bull (nine) and Lotus (seven).

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