168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari have been dealt a bleak prediction for the start of the 2025 F1 season by a paddock insider.

Hamilton’s debut in the famous Ferrari red comes in the season-opening F1 Australi❀an Grand Prix next weekend, March 14-16.

McLaren possess the fastest car ✅in Formula 1, it is widely accepted, after Lando Norris shone on thღe final day of testing in Bahrain.

Ferrari worry at F1 Australian GP?

But the battle for seco🐼nd-best encompasses Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull.

Desp൩ite the fanfare surrounding Hamilton and his n🌟ew team, an informed prediction suggests his former squad might have the edge in Australia.

“An individual I’ve spoken to with access to GPS data has Mercedes as second-quic𒅌kest,” Craig Slater re🐽ported from testing for Sky Sports.

“That’s really interesting because Merc൩edes h💞aven’t been that self-confident during the test.

“They have one very yo▨ung driver, and George Russ🙈ell leading the challenge.

“It has been in colder conditions here, which might the factor 💫in their favour.”

Ted Kravitz replied: “Mercedes think Fer💎rari are with them, not even a tenth betwee♎n them. It is finely poised between Mercedes and Ferrari.

“The big question 🐬is: where does Max Verstappen come between ♕them?

“On a good day wit🐠h an amazing Verstappen lap, could he beat both Mercedes and Ferrari? It’s 🌱possible.”

Red Bull tipped to edge Ferrari as F1 2025 begins

Hamilton’s Ferrari could be even further back than merely behind McLaren and Mercedes, it has been sugg𝐆ested.

“A dissonant view from one or two well-connected people that I’ve spoken to think that Ferrari꧋ are firmly in fourth place, which is a shock and a disappointment fo🐭r Hamilton fans,” Slater reported.

“There are one or two questioning noises from Ferrari themselves. Charles Leclerc spo🎀ke about some reservations with the car, still.”

Kravitz questioned: 🤡“You believe that? I am not sure. Hamilton and Leclerc’s race runs were p🍰retty good…”

Slater said: “They are the learnings 🌜that well-connected people with𝔍 access to data are telling us.”

Kravitz offered his prediction: “You could t🔯hrow a dust sheet over Max Verstappen’s Red Bull and Mercedes and the best of Ferrari when they get it right.

“I’ve gone for Mercedes and Ferrari the same, then the inherent pace of the Red Bull beh🔜ind them.

“But it depends who is driving the Red Bull.”

There is no debate about which team is🍬 expected🦩 to be fastest in Australia.

“ಞClearly McLaren,” Kravitz said. “That’s the one thing everyone agrees with.

“If the Bahrain Grand Prix happened tomorrow, even in these co🍸nditions, it would probably be a McLaren 1-2 with Lando Norris shading Oscar Piastri.”

🐎Slater added: “The one caveat is that it’s🎐 a difficult car to handle, at times. You could get a Q3 lap wrong.”