Mercedes kicked off F1 2023 in disappointing fashion with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton finishing fifth at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, over 50 seconds behind dominant race winner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen.

• Wolff told to “follow others” for new coಞncept but Mercedes have “no information”

Their disappointing turn of pace in Bahrainꦅ led to rare criticism from Hamilton, and team boss Toto Wolff, who hinted that Mercedes might be forced ♛to change their car concept.

According to a report from Formu1a.uno, Mercedes called a meeting to discuss their plight as they▨ look to turn their season around.

Elliott - who oversaw the development of the W14 - is under pressure following Hamilton’s public criticism, with the seven-time world chamꦜpion set for another season unable to challenge for regular grand prix victories.

While the W14 isn’t porpoising, like its predecess🅺or was, it simply lacks overall downforce relative to Red Bull’s blistering RB19.

M✱ercedes have already confirmed they plan to make “visible” changes to their car in the coming races.

Trackside engineering chief Andrew Shovlin revealed that if Mercedes want to make major chang✃𒉰es to their car, stating they can’t happen “overnight”. 

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It comes after Hamilton’s comments after the Bahrain GP where he said that♒ Mercedes didn’t listen to his feedback about last yea💖r's car.

“Last year, I told them the issues that are with the car," he said. "I've driven so many c🎀ars in my life, so I know what a car needs, I know what a car doesn't need. 

“And I think it's really about𝔍 accountability, it's about 🔯owning up and saying yeah, you know what, we didn't listen to you, it's not where it needs to be and we've got to work.”