Haas team boss Gunther Steiner believes Ferrari is not far behind F1 favourite Mercedes following the first two days of pre-season testing. While Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton topped the opening session on Monday, it was Kimi Raikkonen in the Ferrari who went quickest today, outpacing the British driver by 0.023s despite running harder tyres during his fastest lap. When asked if Mercedes was in a league apart again, Steiner said: "No, I think Ferrari is pretty good as well. I don't think Ferrari is far behind Mercedes this year. It's very encouraging what Ferrari is putting out there." He does reckon, however, that the German and Italian teams are a step ahead of the rest, although he...
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