The Formula 1 world is not entirely convinced that Ferrari have really closed the gap on the dominant Mercedes team, and in the aftermath of Malaysia some question whether Ferrari can keep up its new winning form and believe the Chinese Grand Prix weekend will provide better indication. Sebastian Vettel stunned the Sepang paddock by winning on merit last Sunday, despite the Italian team's only recently-ended period of turmoil, and the apparent continuing dominance of reigning world champions Mercedes. But Mika Hakkinen, a retired former two-time champion, thinks the tyres played a major role in Malaysia. 'The compounds selected by Pirelli for Malaysia were much better suited to the...
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