Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles also expects to see the team making moves up the grid during the European swing of the season.
“When we get back to the European season, teams will generally bring more performance upgrades,” he said. “So I suspect you will see an evolution of our competitors and we need to make sure we, at the very minimum, keep up with that.
“The work that takes place now is a review of what has happened in Melbourne and an understanding of what we need to do going forward into Imola, and progress the car into a championship winner.”
