Last year, Mercedes’ third place finish in the championship with only a single win to their name seemed like an absolute disaster, but it could get even worse this season. Having chosen to stick with their zero sidepod approach this season, Mercedes now look to be the fourth fastest team on the grid, slipping behind the phenomenally impressive Aston Martin. Team principal Toto Wolff has already admitted that this decision was a mistake and has ordered his team to look into a different development pathway, which the team can then focus all of their resources into. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez finished the Bahrain Grand Prix 50 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton, even after Red Bull asked...
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