Mercedes have 'quiet satisfaction' after Melbourne form
Mercedes came away from Melbourne with "quiet satisfaction" after qualifying on the front row and finishing in second place during the Australian Grand Prix.
Even though George Russell retired with engine problems – marking the second Mercedes power unit failure so far – the team believe they have unlocked more performance from their troubled W14 package.
"Overall, a sense of quiet satisfaction that we have moved the car forward," said Chief Technical Officer, James Allison, on their Strategy Debrief video.
"From a performance point of view, we probably got as much as it is able to give right now.
"That happiness of course is tempered by the disappointment that we only got one car to the flag and that George was not able to show what he was capable of in the car on race day, having performed very strongly up to that point in the weekend." Viewed by others: ...