Technical Analysis | Why are Mercedes slower than expected?

After three days of testing, Mercedes are the only top team (together with Aston Martin) that seems a step behind Ferrari and McLaren. The Brackley-based team, in fact, did not show performances at the levels of the competitors during the tests in Bahrain, both in terms of the race pace simulation and qualifying simulation. So the natural question is: are Mercedes really slower or are they sandbagging?