McLaren practice ends in chaos

MCLAREN’S bid to avenge last season’s world championship agony began amid confusion and fears of more reliability woes in Bahrain yesterday.

Last year’s runner-up Kimi Raikkonen, whose 2005 title challenge was ruined by reliability problems, parked his McLaren on track in second practice after just 12 laps.

Initial worries over an engine problem, which would have brought a 10-place grid penalty if changed, proved unfounded, with the team blaming an electrical gremlin.