In the Driver's Seat

Ferrari need to unlock potential fast as Mercedes pile pressure with third-straight 1-2 finish

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in action during the Chinese Grand Prix on April 14, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS
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SHANGHAI - Not since 1992, when Nigel Mansell and Riccardo Patrese were running riot in Williams' dominant FW14Bs, has a team finished first and second in the three opening races of a season.

After the pace Ferrari showed during testing in Barcelona, who would have bet on Mercedes doing just that this year?

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