Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has said he can see the team in a similar situation to where they were in 2013, in the chasing pack behind the leaders.

Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel were the dominant force in the final year of the V8 era, and Mercedes found themselves locked in a battle for ‘best of the rest’ with Ferrari and Lotus at the time.

Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton did manage three race victories between them and, although they managed to pip their rivals to P2 in that season’s Constructors’ Championship, they were a huge 236 points behind Red Bull come the end of the season, such was that car’s advantage over the rest.

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