The W16 looks to resolve some of the issues that have plagued Mercedes over the last couple of seasons and provide a platform for them to build on with the last in this generation of machines.

A day after revealing the W16 to the world in a handful of renderings, Mercedes' F1 2025 has broken cover in its first laps in Bahrain.

All of the Silver Arrows ground-effect cars since new refutations were introduced in 2022 have been dogged by persistent troubles. The W13 was plagued by porpoising and bouncing while the W14 suffered from rear-end handling instabilities.