Mercedes suspect Ferrari are playing down their true pace

Champions Mercedes suspect Ferrari are considerably faster than the Italian team let on in Formula One's first pre-season test in Spain, with the gap between the top three and the rest closing. On paper, Mercedes were more than a second quicker than the next team at the Circuit de Catalunya and also covered the most distance. Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto told reporters he was less optimistic than last year, when his team's pace was evident to see.