Lewis Hamilton has conceded Mercedes are 'miles away' from the F1 podium after a disappointing season opener in Bahrain.
Hamilton finished fifth in Bahrain and 50 seconds off race-winner Max Verstappen.
Equally as concerning for the seven-time champion was the 12-second margin to third-placed Fernando Alonso - the Spaniard aided in his drive to the podium by Charles Leclerc's late-race retirement.
"We were miles away (from the podium)," said Hamilton.
"There was a Ferrari that would have been ahead of him (Alonso), so we would really have been sixth. The podium was nowhere near.”