Ferrari aren't Mercedes' only rival

Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton may have been utterly dominant for the last five years and the five-time champion is confident they can do I again.

Hamilton has won four of the last five world titles only being pipped by Nico Rosberg in 2016 at the final race in Abu Dhabi.

The Brit has comfortably beaten his main rival Vettel over the last two seasons and he’s backing him and his team to do it again.

“It’s been a difficult winter for the guys back at the factory,” he said in an interview on racefans.net.

All the talk has been about Ferrari against Mercedes but Hamilton isn’t ruling out anyone.

“Right now we’re competing against our past selves as a team. We’re really trying to raise the bar in all those areas. All the engineers back in the factory are raising the bar,” added Hamilton.