Formula 1 Chief Technical Officer Pat Symonds has pinpointed shortcomings that he believes have hampered Mercedes so far this season, suggesting that the world champion team is feeling the pressure as their once almighty engine advantage has been eradicated by their archrivals, Ferrari. The Silver Arrows have yet to win a race this season and have been out-paced by the Reds during qualifying in Bahrain and China, suggesting that the performance gap has been reduced if not eliminated during the winter off-season. In his review of the first three races, ahead of round four in Azerbaijan, Symonds said of Mercedes, 'They're still strong and still very, very capable of winning the title...
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