"It is, of course, hugely satisfying to be back on the top step of the podium with Seb", said Marchionne.
Vettel said his win was built on a crucial early move when he split the two Mercedes at the start of the race, moving from third on the grid to second.
Fighting talk from Ferrari, at long last.
Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton staged a late charge to finish second after picking up a time penalty.
Ferrari made a decision to bring Vettel into the pits for an early stop on lap 10.
Mercedes have won the last three drivers' and constructors' titles but are now facing their biggest challenge of the V6 turbo hybrid era.
"It's frustrating to have had an issue this morning which cost us a lot of track time", Turvey said having waited all day to get back behind the wheel.
Mercedes also suffered during the pit stops, with a loss of power in the garage preventing the team from using its wheel guns properly.
The explanation was that Bottas had too much tire pressure at the start and could not pull away from Vettel, and that he also lacked speed later in the race.
"They did a great job and we have to make improvements".
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Vettel took victory at Bahrain by over six seconds from Hamilton, with Bottas third.
Ferrari had a field day at the 2017 Bahrain Grand Prix as it divided the two Mercedes drivers and conquered.
"I'm sure we'll find out something why I struggled more than Lewis".
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was fourth.
"It was definitely costly - the pit lane incident", said Hamilton.
Max Verstappen, who started in sixth, was running well until his Red Bull inexplicably had a brake failure shortly after the teenager had pitted on lap 12. Every year my goal is to increase the number of awesome races so minimize how many dips you have through the year. The 19-year-old Verstappen climbed out and kicked the barriers in frustration. A lap later, Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz crashed into Williams' Lance Stroll shortly after leaving the pits.
His W08 was returned to the pits on a flatbed truck with the Mercedes driver losing just 30 minutes of play. Hamilton lost just under five seconds behind his team-mate while the team vacillated over ordering Bottas to let the three-time world champion past.
Turns one and four, in particular, were popular corners in which to gain an advantage, with Vettel doing this on the very first lap to get beyond Hamilton.
There was some amount of chaos behind him though, with Vettel getting the jump on Hamilton, moving into second place.
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