The 2023 season has not started off as planned for either Mercedes or Ferrari, with neither team managing to stand on the podium at the season opener in Bahrain. Mercedes were expected to return to title challenging ways this season after a difficult start to F1’s new era last year, but this has unfortunately not been the case. Despite Lewis Hamilton’s claims that he told his team exactly what the car needed last season, the Silver Arrows have stuck with their zero sidepod concept this year. Having finished in P5 and P7 in Bahrain, team principal Toto Wolff has already admitted that Mercedes have made a mistake with the W14’s concept, making it highly unlikely that Lewis Hamilton...
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