Hamilton tipped to shine in Bahrain

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Hamilton saw his lead in the drivers' standings cut to three points after finishing in fifth place.

"Lewis was pushed very hard by Heikki this weekend but that's good," said Whitmarsh. "Knowing Lewis, he'll turn up to the next race absolutely determined to beat Heikki."

He added: "Heikki's done a fantastic job all weekend. He had a little more pace during the weekend then Lewis.

"As events wore on through into qualifying, I think Heikki felt in a more comfortable position with the balance of his car, while it went away from Lewis.

"He was struggling to grip by comparison and by Lewis' high standards, I think he was disappointed with that."

With all the talk of a Ferrari crisis after Melbourne unsurprisingly proving premature, the focus has now switched to McLaren's below-par weekend in Sepang.

"The reality is Ferrari under-performed in Melbourne," Whitmarsh said. "We knew going into the season Ferrari have a strong package and they've got two quick drivers.

"So it's up to us now to respond to the competition that we have. I don't think we did the best job we could here. We made mistakes.

"Rather like last year, it's an exciting season where race by race you've got to be on your game."