Horner tips Mercedes to be strong at Silverstone and Paul Ricard

Mercedes entered the 2022 season looking to extend its record streak of eight consecutive constructors’ championship wins, dating back through the entirety of the V6 hybrid era.

But the team has struggled to get to grips with the overhauled technical regulations for this year, encountering porpoising and bouncing difficulties with its W13 car.

It has left Red Bull and Ferrari to fight for top honours at the head of the field through the first half of the season while…