Valtteri Bottas suspects Ferrari’s true pace remains a big threat to Mercedes despite dropping back on the timesheet in second practice ahead of the Australian Grand Prix. The Finnish driver secured a Mercedes 1-2 at the top of the times at Albert Park, ending FP2 just 0.048s off teammate Lewis Hamilton, while Ferrari duo Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc faded to fifth and ninth respectively. Vettel believes Mercedes is “in a league of their own” following Friday practice, while he also struggled with his Ferrari in FP2, which is something Bottas has dismissed and sees the Italian manufacturer as a concern for Mercedes given its pre-season testing performances. “I don’t...
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