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Mercedes 'massively outperformed' by Ferrari on straights

SAKHIR, Bahrain -- In the space of two weeks there has been a one second swing in qualifying performance between Formula One's top two teams, and it's all gone in Ferrari's favour.

Even accounting for two qualifying sessions taking place in very different conditions and at very different circuits, one second is a massive amount of time for an F1 team to lose to a rival between races.