Analysing the data from the opening pre-season test, Mercedes has asked why Ferrari was running its 'PU consistently at much lower levels' than rival teams. While Mercedes dominated the first three-day test, Ferrari did not feature inside the top ten on the overall timesheet. Valtteri Bottas set the pace for Mercedes with a 1:15.732 while Sebastian Vettel was down in 14th place. The German's best time, a 1:18.154, was 2.4s off the pace while Charles Leclerc was a further tenth behind. This led Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto to proclaim that the Scuderia are not where they wanted to be. 'Looking at the delta pace and eventually what we may assess in terms of fuel load, which you never...
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