Daniel Ricciardo was "much more optimistic outlook" after Red Bull completed its strongest day of pre-season Formula 1 testing yet in Bahrain.The Australian said the world champion team was "not up to scratch" after another difficult day yesterday, but made a significant improvement on day two on Friday.Ricciardo set Red Bull's fastest time around the Sakhir circuit so far and almost doubled the amount of laps he completed, from 39 yesterday to 66 today.The Read more [...]

Bahraini police fired teargas and stun grenades at hundreds of protesters throwing stones and petrol bombs in a Shi'ite Muslim village on Friday after the funeral of a young man who died in custody, a Reuters witness said, Reuters reported. The Gulf Arab nation, home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, has suffered low-level civil unrest since mass protests in 2011 led by majority Shi'ites demanding reforms and a bigger share of power in the Sunni-led island kingdom. Jaafar Mohammed Jaafar, 23, Read more [...]

(Reuters) - Struggling Red Bull had cause for optimism following day two of Formula One's final pre-season test in Bahrain on Friday, with Daniel Ricciardo recording the team's fastest lap in six days of testing in the Middle East. Using modified 'emergency' vents on either side of the troublesome RB10 to avoid overheating, the car managed its longest stint on the track in pre-season following multiple problems with its Renault-powered engine in the previous Read more [...]