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The Friday Sessions: Ferrari, Mercedes battle finely poised in China

SHANGHAI, China -- The performance advantage between Mercedes and Ferrari swung massively between Australia and Bahrain, but the early signs are that it might level out in China. Despite Ferrari's strong performance two weeks ago in Bahrain, reliability issues scuppered Charles Leclerc's first shot at a race win, and despite fixes being rolled out across the Ferraris and Ferrari-powered Haas cars in China, there are still signs that the car is fragile.