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Ferrari: Soft tyres key to pressuring Mercedes in Austria

Ferrari believes that its long run pace on supersoft tyres will be key to its hopes of beating Mercedes in this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix. The Maranello outfit will bring fresh updates to its car for the race at the Red Bull Ring, but thinks that its focus must be on maximising its ability to push on the softest compound tyres, especially if it can get near the front of the grid. Sebastian Vettel's race engineer Riccardo Adami made it clear in a team preview ahead of the weekend that making life uncomfortable for Mercedes was a priority. "It is very important to put pressure on Mercedes," said Adami, whose outfit was not able to exploit brake and fuel concerns for its rivals...
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