David Coulthard has shared🐓 his concerns about Mercedes’ competitivenes❀s.

Toto Wolff’s formerly domina🅷nt team are now stuck in their third F1 season lagging behind front-running Red Bull.

In Miami last weekend, Lewis Hamilton and George R𓄧ussell finished behind one McLaren (the race winner Lando Norris), both Ferraris a💮nd both Red Bulls.

Ex-F1 driver Coulthard told C൩hannel 4: “It’s disappoi💟nting for us all. We want to see George and Lewis in the mix.

“Quality drivers. One with the seven-time world champion stamp… and we know it could be moꦡre…

“They are having a troubled time. But they are havin🦂g a t♉roubled time in one of the most competitive eras in Formula 1.

“In Chi🃏na, the spre𓂃ad from pole to last was one-and-a-half percent.

“The differඣence between Usain Bolt winning the 100m and the guy in eighth was two percent!

“So 🦩let’s keep it in perspective. They are dealing with꧑ small margins.

“But that’s what Formula 1 is. It repr♒esents the very best.

“They are two great drivers. T🐻hey need to keep lo☂oking at the areas they can improve on that car.

“But right now? It’s troubled times.”

Victory at the F1 Miami Grand Prix for Norris represented a winꦑ for Mercedes’ customer team, furthering thei﷽r woes.

At the beginning of lasℱt year, it was their other customer team - Aston Martin - who frequently outperformed Mercedes.

Mercedes will lose star man Hamilton to ꦗFerrari in 2025 and the next phase of their rebuild must revolve around which driver is selected to replaceꦐ him.

Wolff has targeted Max Verstappe🎃n and hopes that the inner turmoil at Red Bull could tempt the reigning champion to quit.

Other options include Carlos Sainz or And𒐪rea Kimi Ant🌱onelli.