The seven-time world champion failed to win a single race in 2022 and has had a lackluster start to the 2023 campaign.
The Spaniard was defiant, though, and claimed that if he had known about the fine, he would have pulled ahead of the car in back by 11 seconds.
The papayas never seemed competitive at any point in the race and this will be a huge concern for Zak Brown.
Vowles has had a impressive career in Formula One as the chief strategist of Mercedes. He has won nine constructor's championships in is career with the silver arrows and Brawn.
Mercedes failed to get on the podium in Bahrain as Hamilton finished P5 and teammate George Russell finished P7.
Even though he won't be competing in Formula One this year, Schumacher has no intention of altering how he trains for Grand Prix weekends or how he conducts himself.
The Bahrain GP marks the start of the new season and this year feels like one of the most exciting ones to come.
While Fernando Alonso will undoubtedly compete in Bahrain for the opening race of the year, Lance Stroll's teammate Felipe Drugovich may take Lance Stroll's spot.
After George Russell broke down on the track on the second day of official preseason testing in Bahrain, the Mercedes F1 team had a "disastrous" finish.
Toto Wolff stated to F1.TV earlier in the day that the W14 had not been acting as the team and drivers would have liked.