Mercedes hope Lewis Hamilton can repeat past heroics to help them achieve their goal of returning to the front of the grid as soon as possible.
The Silver Arrows have been the strongest team in Formula 1 since the start of the Hybrid Era in 2014. They adapted quickest to the regulation changes and embarked upon a period of unprecedented dominance.
But their grip on the constructors' championship has loosened this season, and their eight-year winning streak looks set to come to an end. Mercedes got their development wrong for this latest generation of cars, leaving them in the wake of Red Bull and Ferrari.
