Scuderia Ferrari’s impressive start to F1 2019 has got the Barcelona paddock talking, as the Maranello team and Mercedes’ fight has been the big story of the past two seasons in Formula 1, making comparisons through the pre-season testing period natural. But even the teams themselves cannot help but begin to engage in a little bit of gamesmanship as they size up their opposition, with the first real blows emerging in the past couple of days in Barcelona.
The Ferrari was quick every time it went out, got down to fast times with apparent ease, looked comfortable to drive and responsive out on the track, and was reliable. For the moment it would appear that Ferrari has a small advantage in terms of performance, but Mercedes intends to respond by already bringing its first major updates next week, when the second pre-season testing session is scheduled to take place at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. The news has been reported by one of the most experienced journalists of the Circus, Michael Schmidt, who is a Auto Motor und Sport correspondent for F1 racing for over twenty years: “Next week, Mercedes will arrive with a bigger aerodynamic update. They try to say that it’s not their last hope but it surely must help them reduce the gap to Ferrari.” – he said, at the end of Day 4 from the first testing period.
However, the Auto Motor und Sport correspondent confirmed that Scuderia Ferrari also plans to bring its own aerodynamic package which will be tested next week during the four days at the Circuit de Catalunya: “Ferrari Team principal Mattia Binotto told me yesterday that they will also bring new parts. But he isn’t speaking of a big aerodynamic package.” – Michael Schmidt said in an interview for German free-to-air television channel RTL on Thursday.
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