After a strong but understated start to testing, Sebastian Vettel has hinted at Ferrari's quiet confidence during his first media briefing of the season on Wednesday.
Ferrari made a solid start to testing on the opening three days at the Circuit de Catalunya, finishing in the top two and clocking up more than 100 laps each day. On like-for-like soft compounds Vettel was 0.115s quicker than pace-setter Valtteri Bottas on Wednesday, although the Mercedes driver was quicker on the ultra-softs.
Despite a strong start in the first two days, Ferrari opted not to hold any media sessions until day three and has not issued any progress reports to the press.