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Despite their slow start to 2022, George Russell says Mercedes know there is a solution – so they are excited rather than frustrated.

Mercedes finished Formula 1’s previous era atop the pile, having won the Constructors’ Championship for the eighth season in succession, but the new regulations have put that streak very much in danger.

Red Bull came out of the blocks still fighting at the top but Mercedes’ place has been taken by Ferrari, leaving Mercedes narrowly ahead of the midfield but unable to keep up with the leading duo.

It would be understandable then if the morale within the Mercedes team was starting to suffer, but Russell explained that has not been the case.

The team very much believe there is performance to extract in the W13, and they know what they need to do to get it.

Russell said that with this goal to aim for, there is a hunger in the Mercedes camp to find the key and unlock the W13’s true potential.

Asked if frustration was starting to set in at Mercedes, Russell replied, as quoted by the Formula 1 website: “More optimism and excitement, to be honest, because we believe there is a solution and we believe there’s a lot of lap time on the table once we optimise that.

“So we are not scratching our heads