Mercedes came out swinging in Bahrain with George Russell leading the way for them at P2 for a portion of the race. But due to overheating in the W15, Russell finished at P5 behind the Red Bulls and Ferraris. His teammate and future Ferrari driver, Lewis Hamilton, logged an underwhelming P7 result.
Russell qualified strongly at P2, while Hamilton had a bad run in P8 but made a solid recovery on race day.
As predicted Mercedes and Ferrari will most likely battle for 2nd place in the Constructor's Championship again in 2024. The two teams looked to be neck and neck in qualifying and in race pace; but both also suffered from some issues that affected their race day performances.
Mercedes had some overheating issues and Ferrari had breaking difficulties that pushed both teams' premier drivers further away from Red Bull. Red Bull have shown some cracks in their armor and Bahrain's track best suited their car, so future races in this long 2024 season will be interesting as the gap could get smaller and smaller down the line.
Qualifying was very close in Bahrain, therefore street circuits will be interesting and could possibly give a better chance to other teams like Mercedes in snatching wins from Red Bull, who seem to be not as dominant as last year but still hold a great race pace. Mercedes looks to be the 3rd fastest team on the grid, but anything could happen throughout the course of the season.
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