Toto Wolff declared "we just need to get our act together" before appearing to admit that Mercedes need to abandon their car concept.
Mercedes did not exactly set the world alight in Bahrain on Saturday, during the first qualifying session of the new season. They got through to Q3 without too much fuss and looked competitive for a while, but were only able to go sixth and seventh fastest in that final part of the session.
Reacting, team principal Wolff said he and Lewis Hamilton are "absolutely in the same choir" regarding the concept of the W14. The team stuck to their guns when designing the new car, but seem to have now admitted that they are going to struggle to match their rivals unless they change course.
