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Mercedes plan to 'experiment' at the Miami GP as they look to make vast improvements. The Silver Arrows have struggled so far this season and drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have managed just two podium finishes between them so far.

The seven-time champion could only finish 13th last time out in Imola, and Toto Wolff apologised on the team radio for the 'undriveable' cary car. A major area of concern for the reigning constructors champions is the proposing phenomenon, which forces the car to bounce up and down.

Mercedes' 'disappearing sidepod' concept appears to make the problem more difficult to solve and has hampered them so far this year. However, team principal Wolff has said they have taken some lessons from the Imola disaster and aim to try out some new methods in Florida.

Ahead of the inaugural Miami race, the team principal explained: "Since we returned from Italy, we've learned as much from the weekend as we can and, in parallel, our learning has continued in the wind tunnel and simulations. We have found several directions for improving the car, and we will be conducting experiments in Miami to correlate those simulations, and hopefully confirm the development path for the coming races.

"Both drivers have been working in the simulator ahead of Miami and the factories have been busy producing updates for the next races." Reflecting on the difficulties of the season so far, a determined