Ferrari contain had a disappointing start to the season and contain not won the Chinese Grand Prix since 2013 but Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen look capable of denting Mercedes’ dominanceThere has been something approaching serenity in Mercedes’ comfortable dominance of the start of the Formula One season,Lewis Hamilton’s problems notwithstanding. But there is a red sandstorm beginning to blow up as the threat from Ferrari grows by the day.It has been a disappointing start to the season for the Scuderia. Kimi Raikkonen failed to finish in the opening race in Melbourne final month, because of a problem with his turbo charger, and engine failure struck Sebastian Vettel when he was on his warm-up lap in the next race in Bahrain. Then,on Saturday, the warmth of the preceding days here in Shanghai disappeared, and which did not suit Ferrari in qualifying for Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix – Raikkonen was still third,just ahead of Vettel, but both drivers made mistakes on the final lap.
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Source: theguardian.com