Mercedes technical chief James Allison has described the Formula 1 world title fight against Ferrari as ‘exciting and frightening’ as the team ramps up preparations for the second half of the 2018 campaign. Despite reclaiming the F1 world championship lead in both the riders’ and constructors’ standings thanks to Lewis Hamilton’s back-to-back wins in Germany and Hungary, Mercedes has found itself behind Ferrari in terms of qualifying pace with the Italian manufacture making key developments to extract more engine power. 5774263478001 CrashTV:  Allison accepts Mercedes must increase its own development rate to close the performance game to Ferrari with its second engine...
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