Mercedes appear to be very much struggling to gain pace and balance. All RedBull today so far even with 2+ hours left in the last session now.
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Hamilton: Mercedes not in hunt for F1 wins right now
Lewis Hamilton believes that Mercedes is not currently in a position to fight for Formula 1 race wins in the wake of its ongoing test struggles.
Mercedes has endured a tricky time in Bahrain this week, with its W13 suffering from porpoising and proving to be a handful for both Hamilton and team-mate George Russell.
With the German manufacturer yet to find an answer for its woes with just one week to go before the opening race of the season at the Sakhir Circuit, Hamilton is downbeat about the team’s immediate prospects.
Speaking on Saturday about if the situation had already prompted some concerns about him not being in a position to fight for the championship, Hamilton said: “Obviously it's a little bit too early to have those kind of thoughts. But at the moment, I don't think we'll be competing for wins.
“But there is a potential within our car to get us there. We have just got to be able to extract it and fix some of the problems, which is what we're working on.”
While Mercedes’ Bahrain struggles appear to be similar to the difficulties it faced in the test 12 months ago, before turning things around to win the first race, Hamilton says the situation is far from being a repeat scenario.
He suggests that the fixes Mercedes need to make to get on top of its car will require more than just set-up tweaks.