Mercedes fear Lewis Hamilton and co are set for another challenging Grand Prix weekend. F1 will travel to Imola for the fourth race of the season and the Silver Arrows, who have yet to find their best form, believe they have another tricky few days ahead.
For the first time this season, there will be a sprint race to determine the grid for Sunday's showpiece. The team’s Motorsport Strategy Director James Vowles thinks the constructors' champions will be very limited this weekend.
“Imola is going to be a challenging event,” said Vowles, speaking on Mercedes’ own YouTube channel. “It is our first sprint race of the season, so unlike previous events where we had FP1, FP2 and FP3 really to get to grips with the car and test how we are going to improve the car performance.