Formula 1 news: Top engineer backs Mercedes to recover after disappointing display in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
Formula 1 technical consultant Rob Smedley has backed Mercedes to join Ferrari and Red Bull in the hunt for race wins sooner rather than later, despite their sluggish start to 2022. It has been a season of disappointment thus far for Mercedes, with team principal Toto Wolff bemoaning their “totally unacceptable” current performance.


