Ferrari power led the way on all four days of the first pre-season Formula 1 test of 2015 at Jerez, but is this yet another false dawn for F1's oldest team, or a sign of genuine progress after a disastrous 2014 campaign?
Whether it was Red Bull defector Sebastian Vettel, the former force of nature that is Kimi Raikkonen, or GP2 graduate Felipe Nasr's Sauber, Ferrari engines consistently set the pace in Spain. In fact, Ferrari and its customer team locked out the top two spots on the timesheet on each day of the Jerez test.
But with McLaren-Honda struggling to get out of the garage (and way off the pace when it did), Renault's "stupid part" hobbling the camouflaged Red Bull RB11, and Mercedes more interested in making the W06 run race distances than set quick laptimes, it's hard to escape the feeling that Ferrari is on top almost by default.