Dominant Mercedes will look to capitalise on fresh woes at Red Bull and Ferrari and hammer home their championship advantage with a fourth straight win at Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix.
Three victories out of three, including one-two finishes in Malaysia and Bahrain, tell the story but the Silver Arrows also received boosts this week from two of their main rivals. Ferrari were left reeling after team principal Stefano Domenicali quit following a torrid start to the season.
Red Bull lost their appeal against the stripping of 18 points from Daniel Ricciardo for a fuel-flow violation in Melbourne.
Both incidents will have only heightened the mood at Mercedes, who are top of the constructors' standings and have Nico Rosberg leading the drivers' table ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
With Hamilton a three-time winner at the Shanghai International Circuit, they will be confident of another big points haul this weekend.
"I'm in a really good place at the moment, and walking around the garage you can see the positive energy within the team right now too," Hamilton said.
"Everyone is focused on getting the maximum from these early races and continuing to build beyond the strong start we've made to the season." - AFP
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