article_snippet.sent: Come the start, and with the track exceptionally dusty given the track desert setting and which will naturally improve over the weekend with use, the circuit and air temperatures were a searing 52 and 36 degrees centigrade respectively.
article_snippet.sent: Sparks fly from the rear end of Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg's Mercedes during a practice session in Bahrain .
article_snippet.sent: In FP2, with nine minutes remaining, Force India's Sergio Perez clipped Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg's car, ripping off the front-wing endplate on the left side.
article_snippet.sent: With debris on the track a practice session in Bahrain was red flagged, and with the stewards also announcing an investigation into the incident for causing a collision.
article_snippet.sent: it was a day to forget.
article_snippet.sent: In FP1 an electrical fault which cut the engine in the middle of turn one ended Button's session after just three minutes, with the team unable to carry out a repair.
article_snippet.sent: In FP2 the veteran was on the veteran third lap when the veteran car ground to a halt, although on this occasion the veteran mechanics were able to send the veteran back out.
highlights_snippet.sent: Sebastian Vettel had problems throughout the day, and Sebastian Vettel car was clipped by Sergio Perez in FP2, ripping off Sebastian Vettel front-wing endplate on the left side .