Ferrari’s rivals don’t think Mexico slump was true reflection of F1 form

Ferrari endured one of its most challenging outings of the season in Mexico last weekend as it could not extract its regular pace from the F1-75.

That left the door open for Mercedes to emerge as Red Bull’s main challenger for victory.

In the end, Carlos Sainz was the lead Ferrari to come home in fifth place, but he finished more than 58 seconds behind winner Max Verstappen.

With Mercedes having enjoyed a recent uplift in form, Ferrari’s performances have…