Mercedes is concerned that new rules on Formula 1 development introduced for this year could make it impossible to overturn Red Bull’s early performance advantage. Red Bull boasted the quickest car at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix as Max Verstappen claimed a dominant pole position, only for Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton to narrowly beat him during an epic scrap for the win in the race. Despite Mercedes’ winning start, the team remains convinced that it holds no strengths over Red Bull this year, with new floor rules appearing to hurt its low-rake concept more than the high-rake approach pioneered by its chief rival. With in-season development heavily restricted both...
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