MCLAREN AND FERRARI'S SLICK TYRE GAMBLE BACKFIRES

Original: The slick tyre gamble that hurt McLaren and Ferrari's Bahrain F1 chances

McLaren and Ferrari's chances at the Bahrain Grand Prix are damaged by a strategic decision to use slick tyres during the rain-delayed race.

When the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia eventually got going after an hour and 33 minutes of delays, it became apparent that the intermediate was the tyre to be on among the opening laps - even if the Sepang circuit had looked like it was drying out. At the front of the field, Ferrari and McLaren ch