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Mercedes expects Ferrari battle will be "hell of a ride"

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff anticipates a "hell of a ride" in the team's battle with Ferrari over the course of F1 2017. Pre-season testing had suggested that the Italian marque was ahead of the rest of the pack, but it was Mercedes that prevailed in the opening qualifying of the season - with poleman Lewis Hamilton and teammate Valtteri Bottas split by Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel. “We knew that in Barcelona they were extremely strong, and we knew also that there were areas in which we needed to improve," Wolff said after qualifying in Melbourne. “I think today is the first time where you can make a proper assessment in terms of where we are with the car, and you can see that...
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