Having limped to a third-place finish in last season’s constructors’ championship, Mercedes were tipped to be back with a bang this season. The W13 struggled with a major porpoising problem and a general lack of performance, leading the Silver Arrows to only one race win over the course of the season. Strangely, the team decided to stick with the same design concept this year, turning up to Bahrain’s pre-season testing with the zero sidepod design that led them to so many issues last year. Even after Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc retired from the season opener in Bahrain, Mercedes were only able to finish in P5 and P7, suggesting that something needs to change. READ: Audi break silence...
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