Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is wary Ferrari has yet to show its true pace in the opening two races of the season.

Going in search of a third consecutive championship double, Mercedes has started 2016 in fine form with a one-two finish in Australia and first and third in Bahrain. However, on both occasions Ferrari has only managed to get one car to finish the race and has shown the pace to challenge for victory.

While Wolff says the results have been pleasing he acknowledges the signs from Ferrari suggest there are difficult races ahead this season.

Asked during the Silver Arrows Show how he views Mercedes' start to the season, Wolff replied: “Very good.

"Two races in, one-two, one-three, it doesn’t go much better. We haven’t seen the best out of Ferrari yet, they are struggling with reliability. We have seen glimpses of pace and they have definitely caught up. It’s more difficult for us, but so far with our results I am actually happy.”

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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