Under the skin of the Mercedes W04
Amid the arrival of Lewis Hamilton, management reshuffles and the weight of previous underperformance, Mercedes has a lot riding on the W04. Craig Scarborough analyses the design
Mercedes waited until the eve of pre-season testing at Jerez to launch the car with which it hopes to revive its fortunes.
A race win in 2012 should be seen as a sign of a good year, but Mercedes again struggled through another season of poor results with a difficult car.
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