Can Ferrari stop the two-horse Mercedes race for the Formula 1 championship in Barcelona today? BarcelonaGP
The Italian marque team left the opposition chasing shadows as Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc showed a speed that the others simply could not match.Heading into today’s Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Mercedes can look back at four one-two finishes from the opening four races, with Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas sharing the spoils with two wins each.
“The performance has fluctuated in the first four races. Our opponents were blisteringly quick in winter testing, so the Spanish Grand Prix will be anything but easy.” The Red Bull driver is sandwiched between Vettel and Leclerc in fourth place in the drivers’ championship, but will need a huge turn of events if he is to repeat his 2016 victory.“The temperatures will be a bit different [to testing in March] and everyone is bringing new parts to their cars, so it will be interesting to see how competitive we can be.”
Hamilton, who famously crashed into his then team-mate Nico Rosberg during the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, paid tribute to Bottas ahead of the race.
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