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2017 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX

fourth in the second Ferrari ahead of Red Bull Racing ’ s Daniel Ricciardo .
At the race start , pole sitter Bottas led through Turn 1 . Hamilton , though , lost out and was passed by Vettel as the field streamed through the first corner . Red Bull ’ s Max Verstappen made an excellent start to rise from sixth on the grid to fourth by the end of lap one , the Dutchman profiting from Hamilton ’ s poor start and the fact that the Briton slowed up Daniel Ricciardo in the process , with the result that the Australian was demoted to fifth ahead of Williams ’ Felipe Massa . Ferrari ’ s Kimi Raikkonen , meanwhile , dropped to seventh from fifth on the grid .

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