Ex-F1 team owner Eddie Jordan has been critical of Mercedes' start to the 2024 season, describing them as "floundering".
He finished seventh in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, but could only manage ninth in Saudi Arabia as he was once again out-performed by teammateRed Bull appear to be in a league of their own once again with Ferrari looking like their nearest challenger.
“Well, look at it logically. At the moment we were thinking maybe four weeks ago, maybe McLaren have something up their sleeve, they have a really good chance and come up there - they’re not in the same league as Red Bull,” Jordan said. “Mercedes are floundering in my opinion. One team I have to give some credit to is Fred at Ferrari and I am sure he can’t wait to get his hands on Lewis."Jordan noted how Hamilton is “a bit dejected” describing the team’ situation as the “same as last year”.“Mercedes and Toto, it’s the same as last year isn’t it? They’ve started poorly. It’s very hard to catch up. When you’ve got somebody who has 51 points on the board or something like that already with Max, it’s just ridiculous.
“How is Mercedes going to compete? The problem I think for all the other competitors is that other than Ferrari, I cannot see anyone making a serious challenge to this Red Bull team.”Ex-Ferrari engineer’s advice for Lewis Hamilton: “They will absolutely adore him for it”"The cars are too easy" point raised after "remarkable" Oliver Bearman F1 debut
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