Wolff: "We will come back strong in China"

Mercedes seemed to have good pace but couldn't make it count at the end of the race.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has warned their rivals that they "will come back strong in China".

It was an opportunity many feel Mercedes wasted. A strong comeback on race day and initiative on strategy set the Silver Arrows up for a chance of victory yet somehow it managed to slip away.

Speaking to Sky Sports, the Mercedes man said that despite missing out on victory, he was still happy with the result.

"With a two and three we have to be happy after yesterday.

Sebastian Vettel managed his very old soft tyres brilliantly to make it to the chequered flag and hold off Valtteri Bottas in second with a recovering Lewis Hamilton making a comeback through the field from ninth to finish on the podium in third.

With Vettel out in the lead by a decent margin in the championship, 2018 has gotten off to a very interesting start.