Leclerc warns Mercedes/Red Bull are ‘hiding their game’

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc does not believe for one moment that Red Bull and Mercedes’ current Bahrain pace is representative.

Following on from their strong showing in Barcelona, Ferrari were once again hanging out at the top of the timings on day two of the pre-season test in Bahrain, with Leclerc’s team-mate Carlos Sainz setting the official fastest time of the session with a 1:33.532.

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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was 0.479s adrift of that time in P2, while Lewis Hamilton was over a tenth further back for Mercedes.

Hamilton said already that if the Bahrain GP was tomorrow, March 12, rather than next weekend, then Ferrari would be looking good for a one-two.

Leclerc though has urged great caution, stressing that the lap times mean nothing currently because neither Mercedes or Red Bull have pushed for ultimate performance yet.

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“Consistency is there, I think the consistency is good, balance is good, which are two positive things,” Leclerc said of the Ferrari F1-75 challenger when talking to reporters in Bahrain.

“But this means absolutely nothing on the performance and yes, we