Mercedes has outlined the reasons it believes were vital in the team's recovery from its Malaysian Grand Prix "disaster", after setting the pace during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix.
Following its struggles in Malaysia and Singapore, Mercedes returned to the top of Formula One's pecking order in Japan, as Lewis Hamilton stormed to pole position for Sunday's race. Valtteri Bottas joined Hamilton on the front-row as the team comfortably out-paced rivals Ferrari, but the Finn will drop to sixth on the grid after his gearbox penalty is applied.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff reckons changes to the team's car made in the wake of its performance troubles in Malaysia, coupled with the power-hungry nature of the Suzuka circuit and cooler temperatures have all played a key role in the reigning world champions' return to form in Japan.