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Hamilton: Ferrari had more time to develop 2019 car

Lewis Hamilton estimates that Ferrari may have had an extra month to develop their 219 car than Mercedes, perhaps explaining a perceived advantage held by the Scuderia after pre-season testing. Although Hamilton finished pre-season within three thousandths of Sebastian Vettel's best time, many onlookers in Barcelona believe the red car is the quicker by a distance. Hamilton and Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff have both predicted that their deficit to Ferrari may be as much as half a second per lap. The truth will not be known until Australia, but if Ferrari do begin with an advantage, Hamilton believes the way last year's title fight panned out could provide the answer. "Obviously,...
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