European Grand Prix Shows Large Gap Remaining from Mercedes to Ferrari, Red Bull

During preparations for the European Grand Prix in Baku, Azerbaijan, Mercedes executive director Toto Wolff said Ferrari and Red Bull were essentially level with Mercedes' performance. "The speed of both the Ferrari and Red Bull is pretty much where we are now," he said, per ESPN F1's Nate Saunders. "... We are seeing the convergence of performance between teams that naturally comes with stable regulations—and that has made the competition tougher than ever." That is true, to some extent. Ferrari and Red Bull are definitely getting quicker relative to Mercedes. But the results of Sunday's race in Baku showed it is premature to say the chasers are now on par with Mercedes (winners, lest we forget, of seven of the eight grands prix so f...

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