If you had told Mercedes after the first four rounds of the season that they would be in a position to pressure Ferrari going into the last nine races, they likely would have bitten your hand off. 2022 did not kick off well for the reigning and eight-time constructors’ champions, who had just come off the back of a mammoth title fight with Red Bull last year. They were perhaps still reeling slightly from the controversial ending to the championship that saw Max Verstappen beat Sir Lewis Hamilton to the title, the squads at Brackley and Brixworth set to work putting the final touches on this year’s car under the new technical regulations. While Red Bull, who themselves had been pushed...
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