Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff believes Sebastian Vettel’s victory in the Australian Grand Prix was down to the Ferrari having a pace advantage rather than a strategic error from the Silver Arrows. Lewis Hamilton led the early stages of the Australian Grand Prix before becoming the first of the frontrunners to make a pitstop after 17 laps. He re-emerged behind Max Verstappen, and time lost behind the Dutchman allowed Vettel to pit six laps later and stay ahead. "No, Ferrari was the quicker car," he said when asked if strategy was to blame. "The way Sebastian held onto Lewis, on his gearbox [in the first stint], we were pushing flat out and we were just not able to...
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