Mercedes boss, Toto Wolff, is encouraged by the strong shape the team find themselves in heading into the final two rounds of the 2021 season.

The Silver Arrows are still in the battle on both World Championship title fronts, with Lewis Hamilton just eight points behind Max Verstappen following back-to-back race wins and Mercedes holding on to a five-point lead to Red Bull in the Constructors’.

There is a sense of heading into the unknown at the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but the early, speculative belief is that this high-speed track will favour Mercedes rather than Red Bull.