Motor racing-Ferrari put reliability top of the to-do list


FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Pre-Season Testing - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - February 23, 2023 Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur during testing REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

(Reuters) - Reliability was not the top concern for new Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur before the start of the Formula One season but Sunday's opening race in Bahrain sent it back up the list of priorities.

Charles Leclerc, who led a Ferrari one-two from pole at Sakhir last year, lost power and retired 17 laps from the end while Carlos Sainz finished fourth.

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