Vettel puts Ferrari on top in Bahrain practise


Formula One - F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix - Sakhir, Bahrain - 14/04/17 - Ferrari Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany drives during the first practice session of the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

MANAMA (Reuters) - Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was fastest in Bahrain Grand Prix practice on Friday with the joint Formula One championship leader comfortably quicker than his Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton despite problems in the second session.

The four times world champion lapped 0.400 faster than Red Bull's Australian Daniel Ricciardo in the afternoon and then pipped Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas by 0.041 under the evening floodlights.

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