Today I watched a video of Mercedes test run and it looked like they were still quite bouncy. Which means that if they are still as bouncy as last year, that would be terrible. And this was on rain, which means that they weren't even running at full speed and yet they still had the same issue, and if they run at full speed like a real race, it would be even worse. Either something was wrong for the test and they used like last years chassis or whatever I don't know the reason, or they will have the same issue again this year at first. I hope that they will figure that out, it would be a damn shame.
Too much play in the suspension, perhaps? This is the part where most manufacturers shifted their focus on, that and weight reduction with little tweaks to the engine. I'm yet to find this video but if the bounce is too much even at 75% power, there's no way they can go up against faster cars like Ferrari on straights. I think Mercedes can easily figure this out and put out a relatively safe solution without sacrificing much of the performance of their car. Saw some of their tests and they're posting quite good times already.
We need to see them racing without the same problems for some weeks to be convinced about them. Then I can say my favourite for the championship will be Ferrari this time.
