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Mercedes expect larger gap to rivals in Japan

Mercedes are expecting a larger advantage over their rivals at the next few races after the gap seemed to close in Singapore. With the top nine in qualifying covered by just over half a second and the top five within a quarter of a second of Lewis Hamilton's pole position, Red Bull and Ferrari declared they'd made progress. Mercedes however believe it was a track specific issue, partly down to it not being a power circuit and partly because they believe they were wearing through their tyres quicker. "Singapore is a unique track and the overheating of the tyres was at its highest, maybe compared to all the other tracks with the supersoft tyre," explained Nico Rosberg. The German,...
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