A gap of just two-thousandths of a second at the head of the times between Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton is a mouth-watering prospect for the racing-starved fans desperate to see the Formula 1 run in anger in Melbourne. After the first test produced so few concrete answers, it was intriguing to see the pre-season action end on such an ominously competitive note. However, if anything, the second test served to inflate the expectations surrounding a high-flying Ferrari, with many paddock sages suggesting the Scuderia's advantage is as much as half a second. The first salvos in 2019’s media proxy war – with Mercedes playing up Ferrari and Ferrari playing up...
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