- Hamilton says team have no quick fix for car problems
- Issues will not be solved in time for Saudi race next week
The Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, has conceded that his team and seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton are not in contention for the Formula One world championship after the season’s opening race in Bahrain. Hamilton has acknowledged that the team have no quick fix for the fundamental problem afflicting their car as they struggle to get the best out of it in the season’s initial meetings.
The somewhat shocking admission from the previously all-conquering Mercedes squad who have won the last eight consecutive constructors’ championships and seven of the last eight drivers’ titles comes after their competitive position in this season’s F1 field was confirmed in Bahrain, with Mercedes some way off the pace of Ferrari and Red Bull.