After finishing the session in P8 and P11 respectively both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell weren't overly happy with how the car was performing. Head of Aerodynamics for Mercedes Andrew Shovlin inisits the problems can be fixed.
"We came in sort of wanting to do some experiments to do with the car and I think the ones we have done in FP2 have taken us backwards. So, the first session we looked a bit stronger," he said to Sky Sports.
"The car was together and there was little things that I am pretty certain we will be undoing overnight because it didn't look great."
Changing conditions could help
Shovlin however seemed optimistic that with the potential change in weather for tomorrows running. The car could perform to a much higher level in comparison to today. "In a way, that makes it not too bad [incoming rain] we had a difficult FP2 because I think we will be facing quite different conditions in FP3 and Quali. The race also looks like it will be a lot cooler than it is today. So, not the end of the world.
"There is plenty of data to go through and I think we know what we want to do. Then the wet is a different game altogether."
With the rain incoming, both Shovlin and the rest of the Mercedes team will be praying that they can close the gap and get back towards the front of the grid.
