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Toto Wolff believes Mercedes can fight back against Ferrari

Toto Wolff believes Mercedes can fight back against Ferrari

08-03-2019 09:33 Last update: 10:54

Toto Wolff believes that his team will be able to fight back against Ferrari this season. Many believe that Ferrari are looking stronger going into the season after winter testing. However, Wolff mentions the fact that Mercedes were still able to win last season despite Ferrari having the quicker car. 

Ferrari had a very good time during testing in Barcelona with Sebastian Vettel completing the quickest lap and Charles Leclerc completing some solid laps as well. Mercedes seemed a bit slower but some believe that they were hiding their true performance but the general belief is that Ferrari are quicker. 

"Already last year we were behind Ferrari in terms of pure performance several times and we had to excel to win," Wolff told France's Auto Hebdo.

"It will be necessary to dig deep within ourselves and optimise everything because we are facing our biggest challenge.

"We must be careful not to do too much because that is risky. I have the best team around me. We just have to proceed as we usually do.

"There is a mountain to climb but we know how to do it. We did not become five times world champions for no reason."

It is set to be a really competitive season with Red Bull also not far off the pace.