Sebastian Vettel says he and Ferrari are hoping to validate answers it believes it has regarding its lack of pace at Formula 1’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Ferrari set the quickest time during pre-season testing and was expected to challenge for victory in Australia, but fell short, with Vettel only fourth, backed up by new team-mate Charles Leclerc. Its subdued race display came off the back of a weekend-long sub-par showing, with Vettel qualifying seven-tenths of a second behind pole sitter Lewis Hamilton. Neither Vettel nor Ferrari had a definitive answer for its lack of pace in the immediate aftermath of the race, but the four-time World Champion is optimistic of a...
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