Sebastian Vettel is convinced Mercedes will bounce back from its pre-season testing woes and fight for top spoils along with Red Bull next week in Bahrain. Mercedes' first day of testing at Sakhir was disrupted by various issues, including a gearbox problem that deprived the German outfit of significant mileage. The Brackley squad subsequently made progress over the weekend, but Lewis Hamilton's fastest overall lap achieved on Sunday afternoon trailed the best time of pace-setter Max Verstappen by over a full second. But Vettel doesn't believe Mercedes will kick off its 2021 campaign on the back foot next week. "It's probably fair to say that Mercedes didn't have the mileage miracle...
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