F1 2018: Top 5 teams heading into Bahrain GP

#1 Strong and confident Ferrari

Ferrari celebrating their victory

With such a strong history at Bahrain, Vettel and Ferrari are clearly the favorites. Ferrari certainly did not have the fastest car at Albert Park, but they still managed to grab the win from their rivals Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton.

This week Vettel will make history as he is all set for his 200th F1 start and he will be looking to make it special with a win.

The Ferrari’s haven’t been a strong car in Qualifying in the last few years. It's very important for Vettel to be on the front row and try to get his nose ahead of the Mercedes at turn1.

In the past, we have seen the Mercedes pull away from rest of the pack in the first few laps of the race. So the strategy at Ferrari will be to try and prevent that from happening.

Kimi Raikkonen looks much stronger in Ferrari SF71h compared to the older SF70h which he struggled with handling issues back in 2017.

The Iceman out-qualified Vettel at Melbourne and was the leading Ferrari in Melbourne till the virtual safety car came into play, which turned out to be a full safety car period, which handed over the lead to his Ferrari teammate.

A Ferrari 1 and 2 finish will be icing on the cake, which is quite possible with both drivers showing great form this season.