Toto Wolff has already written off Lewis Hamilton’s chances at this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix and has again warned “there won’t be a magic fix” for his team’s troubles.
The chronic under-performance of the Mercedes cars has been the talk of the Formula One paddock in the opening weeks of the season. Both Hamilton and George Russell have admitted the Ferraris and Red Bulls could disappear into the distance - in terms of the drivers and constructors championships - before Mercedes get their act together.
There had been rumours of new parts for the misfiring Silver Arrows but, whatever arrives in Melbourne over the next few days, Wolff does not expect a significant upturn in performance. The Mercedes team principal declared: “There won't be a magic fix for this next race weekend.
