Vettel – Plenty of work to do

Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari still need some time before they can consider themselves to be on a par with Mercedes.

After a difficult 2014, the Scuderia have remerged as one of the sport’s major forces, with Vettel winning in Malaysia, while team-mate Kimi Raikkonen finished second last week in Bahrain.

Their form means they now appear to be Mercedes’ biggest rivals and are only expected to get better ahead of next month’s Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya.

However, the German is keen to ensure Ferrari do not lose focus, insisting that they have a lot of work to do before they can feel confident about their chances of matching the Silver Arrows.

“Obviously, the target is to catch Mercedes from where we are because we seem to be the team right behind them,” said Vettel. “They had a very, very strong season last year and had a strong build-up to this year, so I think it is amazing to see how good we are already.

“It will take a while before we are a decent match. Every weekend that is coming, we try to put more and more pressure on if we can.”

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