After the struggles of the W13, Mercedes say the W14 ran 'faultlessly' on Thursday, though they will continue to act as though they are playing 'catch up' for the foreseeable. F1Testing F1
Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin spoke of his encouragement at the team’s overall performance on the first day of testing in Bahrain, saying the W14 ran “faultlessly” all day.
Shovlin acknowledged, however, that the team will still act as if they are playing “catch up” to Red Bull and Ferrari in front, as they had to do for much of last season, as a competitive pecking order is difficult to garner when different tyres, fuel loads and engine modes are in play in testing. But from a Mercedes standpoint, their own runs also went according to plan as the W14 got its first full day of track action in Sakhir, and they hope for more of the same on Friday and Saturday.
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