Mercedes has won the last three season openers, but there is real concern that they will not be in contention at Bahrain this campaign
Despite the back-and-forth battle for the World Champion title last season, Lewis Hamilton played down his chances of fighting for wins early on in the upcoming Formula One season after preseason testing ended on Saturday.
During the three days of testing in Bahrain, Hamilton and Mercedes seemed to falter compared to Red Bull and Ferrari, who both showed a more promising pace. Mercedes has won the last eight constructors’ championships. Remember: testing times can be skewed during the preseason in the overall competitive picture. It's led some to wonder if Mercedes is intentionally holding back on lap times ahead of the Bahrain GP next week. Last season they appeared to struggle during the three days of testing only to win the following week. However, the British driver insisted the faltering was real.
“It is too early to have those kind of thoughts about the world championship, but at the moment I don’t think we will be competing for wins,” the seven-time championafter finishing 78 laps on Saturday morning. “There is potential within our car to get us there. We’ve just got to learn to be able to extract it and fix some of the problems, which is what we’re working on.”
Over the course of the last three seasons, a Mercedes driver has won the opening race. But this campaign, they might not be in contention.
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