ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LAW: The FIA, F1's ruler, has fuelled rumours of cheating levelled at Ferrari

摘要

David Coulthard's hope for a genuinely open fight between the top three teams in Formula 1(see preview, p65) should not be dismissed as blind optimism. Mercedes-AMG may have been judged the winner of the 'winter war', but the usual caveats apply when it comes to pre-season testing. Six days in Barcelona, during which each team worked to its own specific agenda with new cars, was a scientific rather than sporting exercise. The first judgements on form can only follow after the first race.