Mercedes take new front wing to China

Mercedes has reacted to the wake-up call of Malaysia, and is arriving in China with a host of new updates.

Toto Wolff was stunned at Sepang when his formerly-dominant silver cars were beaten to the chequer by a resurgent Ferrari driven by Sebastian Vettel.

The Mercedes chief immediately announced a re-think on both the technical and strategy side.

Technically, Brackley has responded by fast-forwarding the introduction of a new front wing ahead of this weekend’s Chinese grand prix, Bild reveals.

The report reads: “Apparently the part was ready for Malaysia, but after the dominance of Melbourne it was not used. Now the wing is in the luggage.”