Mar.24 Heads are scratching as to the true pecking order in 2018. Mercedes went into the Melbourne season opener as the favourite, with most thinking Red Bull and then Ferrari trailed closely behind. Once running got underway, some teams estimated Mercedes' true advantage to be a whopping eight tenths per lap -- which would be a worry for the spectacle. "I hope you do all get bored," team chairman Niki Lauda said in Melbourne. "It is mine and Toto's responsibility to see it that way." But boss Toto Wolff is not so sure. "I believe that our lead is less than many predict. The others brought upgrades to Melbourne, but we didn't," he said. And no matter the...
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