This is for the simple reason that while six team have moved closer to Mercedes on raw performance terms this year compared to last, Ferrari isn’t one of them.
Ferrari aside, the only two teams which haven’t got closer are Mercedes’ two customers: Williams, who have been in all kinds of trouble since showing up late to the start of testing, and Racing Point, who were forced to play it conservative with their 2019 chassis as it was designed while the team was in administration 12 months ago.

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