At the Bahrain Grand Prix, Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell took third and fourth place, which is not a bad result. However, at the very end of the race it was clear that the W13 car is not competitive with the biggest rivals, and that certain changes will be necessary.

After the race in Bahrain, the head of the Mercedes engineering team Andrew Shovlin said that Mercedes was not satisfied with the results achieved and that they would make certain changes to the car by the next race.

“We had a conversation with the drivers and there are a lot of problems. The balance is desperate, the car is heavy, and because of all that we are struggling in the right direction. We will do everything in our power to fix things for the next race in the hope that Hamilton and Russell will be more competitive, “Shovlin said.

Luckily for Mercedes, problems were noticed in the first race, so they can hope for a better result in the next one. The next race, the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, will take place on Sunday, March 27th.

Source: Mercedes