Although much has been made of the challenges Mercedes faces this weekend with its longer car, especially after a difficult 2017 race, the team is adamant that the downforce benefit it gets from having the longest car on the grid still give it an overall advantage.

It estimates that if the wheelbase was the only differentiator between two identical cars, then a shorter wheelbase would be faster by "less than a tenth".

However, this is not as significant as the loss in downforce that a shoter car has compared to a long-wheelbase car in reality - which is why it believes it is not at much of a disadvantage compared to rivals.

Monaco challenges

In a bid to help overcome the unique headaches caused by Monaco, Mercedes has explained the solutions in puts in place for the street circuit, inc

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