Mercedes plan to ‘take a chainsaw’ to Lewis Hamilton’s car after Bahrain horror show | F1 | Sport

“It is half or a little bit more maybe of the top speed disadvantage but we need to really leave no stone unturned on the power unit side. I think at the moment we are five and six, third on the road and we are trying to recover ground but it’s not going to come from one day to another.”

After the race, Hamilton said he was “hoping” for new updates to his Mercedes but warned it would not be a quick turnaround.

He added: “I think it was such a difficult race, we’ve struggled throughout practice. This was the best result we could have got. Of course, it was unfortunate for the other two drivers but we did the best we could and we’re grateful for these points.”

Russell warned Mercedes main rivals were a “long way ahead” but stressed there was “potential” in the car.

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