Nico Rosberg wades in as Mercedes suffer "big setback" at French Grand Prix
dailystar.co.ukF1 championship with the Silver Arrows, pulled no punches as he assessed the pace of the W13 following qualifying at Paul Ricard.
While Lewis Hamilton and George Russell qualified a respectable fourth and sixth respectively, they were well off the pace set by pole-sitter Charles Leclerc.
Both Hamilton and team boss Toto Wolff have conceded the weekend has fallen well below expectations so far after a number of upgrades were added to the car.READ MORE: Mercedes resort to "freestyling" at French GP as Toto Wolff issues "not good enough" verdict"This is a big blow for Mercedes," Rosberg told Sky Sports F1. "I think they came into this trying to be three tenths off pole position and really make another good step forward."And they're nine tenths to a second off, which is more than in the last couple of races, and with an upgrade package which they put so much hope on."That's not a good situation to be in and I'm sure they're scratching their heads.
Did the upgrade package not work like they hoped it would? That's a tough one, but a big, big setback for Mercedes. Let’s see in the race.
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