Toto Wolff says Ferrari's pace in Bahrain vindicates his pre-season claim that Mercedes will struggle to win another title in 2018. Prior to Melbourne, where Mercedes' new car proved to be the fastest in the field, boss Wolff had claimed Ferrari and Red Bull would be tough challengers. 'I always said that Ferrari, Red Bull and us are in a tight group. Even tighter than last year,' he said in Bahrain. Wolff was speaking just after qualifying, where the Ferraris qualified 1 and 2 while Lewis Hamilton, with a grid penalty, will start the race from just ninth. Wolff said Mercedes cannot even make the excuse that its car is – like last year's – a bit of a 'diva'. 'The drivers feel...
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