Lewis Hamilton: Ferrari not operating on Mercedes' level

SHANGHAI, China -- Lewis Hamilton believes Ferrari's inability to consistently operate at full potential is the reason why Mercedes has swept the opening three rounds of the season and already opened up a 57-point lead in the constructors' championship.

Another race, another head-scratching performance from Ferrari. A look at how Ferrari bungled another Formula One race and whether it is fair to assume the team is capable of beating Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes to the title in 2019.

Mercedes scored its third consecutive one-two finish on Sunday at the Chinese Grand Prix with Hamilton leading home teammate Valtteri Bottas as Ferrari once again had to ponder team orders and ultimately made a…