Mercedes admitting at the very first race of the 2023 Formula 1 season that it was wrong to persist with last year’s car design concept and needs a complete rethink was a shock development.
And if the concept it had so much faith in despite all last year’s problems is the wrong one, then what should it do instead and how long will it need to do it?
Our new video explores Mercedes’ plight in detail and what might happen next:
Max Verstappen was on an instant mission to put his and Red Bull's Singapore Grand Prix defeat behind them as he dominated opening practice for this weekend's Formula 1 race in Japan
Ferrari follows up its Singapore Grand Prix victory by bringing a significant upgrade to its 2023 Formula 1 car for Japan
McLaren started the 2023 Formula 1 season looking lost, but it's recovered like no other. Gary Anderson's certainly been impressed - and thinks the developments it brought to Singapore will stand it in even better stead at Suzuka
The Japanese Grand Prix has already brought more twists to Formula 1's driver market with McLaren extending Oscar Piastri's contract until the end of 2026 and Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda emerging as the favourites to drive for AlphaTauri next year
Follow all the news in the Formula 1 paddock from a busy media day at the Japanese Grand Prix with The Race Live Hub
Lance Stroll is back in F1 action at Suzuka this weekend having sat out the Singapore GP - and says he decided to miss last weekend's grand prix despite being "healthy to race" due to the after-effects of a "close to 50G shunt"