Mercedes has lagged behind its F1 rivals Ferওrari and Red Bull at the opening two rounds of the 2022 season as it continues to try and address the porpoising pro🐷blem it is facing with its W13 challenger. 

The reigning world champions are set to introduce an all-new rear wing and potential floor changes as the first major car update of the season in Melbourne as part of the ꦿteam’s bid to improve its competitiveness.🅷 

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However, tea✤m principal Wolff expects Mercedes will still be playing catch up when F1 returns t✨o a modified Albert Park for the first time in two years.

“We are in a learning race and the fi♏rst two weekends have shown we still hav♈e plenty to learn,” Wolff said. 

“At the moment, our track performanceꦏ is not meeting our own expectations, but everyone at Brackley and Brixworth is focused on und💧erstanding the problems and finding the right solutions. 

“There won't be a magic fix for the next race weekend, but we'reꦑ pushing to steadily bring gains over the up-coming races, to hopefully move us closer to the front of the pack.” ℱ;

Wolff revealed that Lewis Hamilton and teammate George Russell have been a driving force of the team’s behind-the-scenes push back at its factory as the German man✅ufacturer looks to turn its season around. 

“Until then, we need to maximise each opportunity and make the 🌳most of the package we have,” he added. 

“So, there are various challe🙈nges aheꦏad of us, but that's something we relish and is when a team really shows its true spirit. 

“Lewis and George are making an important contributi🌠on to the overall effort, providing feedback, spen𝔍ding time in the simulator and working together to help push us forward.” 

Mercedes form ‘totally unacceptable’ 

Hamilton suffered one of his worst qualifying performances in terms of pure pace last time out in Saudi Arabꦉia as he suffered a shock Q1 elimination, before recovering to finish 10th in the race. 

🗹Russell fared better in Jeddah, qualifying sixth before finishing a distant fifth in the race. 

Hamilton was able to claim a podium finish in Bahrain in third place, but only after both Red Bull cars were forced to retire from the season-opener with la🌼te engine problems. 

Wolff described Mercedes current pe🐻rformance as “totally unacceptable” after its disappointing showing in Saudi Arabia.&nb✤sp;

“I love competition and I've always loved competition,” Wolff said in Jeddah. “We had a really strong run of eight years where we were leading the pack, not always, but we kind of managed💮 our way into the lead.

“Thi𒊎s time, for me, feels a little bit like 2013, where we just weren't up to the speed with the Red Bull and probably also not with the Ferraris, but we kept fighting and this is how I feel at the momen𝔍t.

“We need to fight. It's cꦰertainly totally unacceptable where we are on performance. We're third on the road, and sometimes not even like today. So it's just not an option to stay where we are.”

Russell currently heads Hamilton by six points as the Mercedes pair sit f🥃ourth and fifth in the drivers’ championship. 

Meanwhile, Mercedes occupy second spot in the constructors’ standings,꧑ 40 points adrift of early leaders Ferrari and just one point clear of Red Bull.