ANALYSIS: Mercedes have asked their fans not to panic, in the clearest sign yet they are panicking
The team — which dominated the sport for eight years — finds itself miles off the front of the grid and with the prospect of another season scraping into the podium positions.
Surely this is the clearest sign yet that this team has hit the panic button and, if things don't change dramatically, their dream of another world title could be further away than anyone thought. They were not as fast as a Red Bull or Ferrari. They managed just one win through George Russell but, despite their struggles, they came close to finishing second in the constructors' championship.And it has taken just one race for all of Mercedes' worst fears to be realised. They are not as fast as Red Bull or Ferrari and, frighteningly, they could be slower than Aston Martin.
"Last year, there were things I told them. I said the issues that are with the car," Hamilton told BBC Radio 5 Live's Chequered Flag podcast last week.
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