Can Ferrari beat Mercedes in 2016?

Aldo Costa when he was with Ferrari during the Schumacher years

Aldo Costa when he was with Ferrari during the dominating Schumacher years. Now it's Hamilton's turn to reap the Italian's genius.

Q: Can Ferrari beat Mercedes in F1 in 2016?

A: The simple answer is no. Like 2015, Ferrari will win a few races because Sebastian Vettel is the best driver, but as we told our readers throughout the off-season, Ferrari is not going to beat the Also Costa designed Mercedes for the championship.

Let's also remember that Ferrari used most of their 2016 engine tokens in the off-season and they are still 8/10ths of a second slower per lap.

Mercedes has plenty of tokens remaining and will use them to bury Ferrari if the Scuderia get close. Make no mistake, Lewis Hamilton is a great driver, but in F1 the car is 99.9% of the equation and Mercedes is simply the better car. Hamilton or Rosberg will win the 2016 title. Mark C.