Mercedes was already worried about their 2023 rival, the W14, going into the Bahrain race. This car is an evolution of last year's novel "no-sidepod" design, which proved to be very problematic and ultimately failed to maintain the team's eight consecutive constructors' championships.
Following what he called the "worst weekend of racing" at the Sakhir Circuit, team owner Toto Wolff has already effectively scrapped the vehicle, directing his development team to replicate a "radical" new design.
Hamilton expressed his annoyance earlier this week when he stated that if he had been taken into consideration earlier in the planning process, they would not be in this situation.
Next weekend's second race of the season, which will take place in Saudi Arabia, will be a chance for Mercedes and Hamilton to turn things around....BACK
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