The Brackley-based squad has had a disappointing start to the new season, with its W13 unable to fight on equal terms with the race-winning Ferrari and Red Bull teams.
Its progress has been hampered by the porpoising issue that all teams have encountered to a greater or lesser extent in early running of the new ground effect machines.
While some squads have been able to dial out the problem quickly, Mercedes has found itself still struggling for a set-up answer on how to best get rid of the bouncing without it hurting car performance.
Mercedes head of trackside engineering Andrew Shovlin admits the team still does not have a full handle on how to run the car where it wants without suffering porpoising – and that means it does not know if the W13 is actually capable of fighting at the front.
Asked by Autosport if sorting out a way to get rid of porpoising and not compromise car performance was the main pace driver at the moment, Shovlin said: “That’s probably priority…
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