Mercedes is well on the road to recovery after a dire start to the new ‘ground effect’ era. “We are with Ferrari when it comes to long runs,” he said. “It’s a good and fair question, but as the regulations remain the same for next year, there comes a time when you have to think about what’s good about the car and what’s not and make a decision about next year,” said Wolff. “If we understand the car and the tyres even better, we should be able to catch up with Ferrari and Red Bull,” said Wolff. “For the first time this season, the car feels like a real racing car again,” he said. Marko also said: “It is alarming that Ferrari has largely solved their problems with the long runs.

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