Mercedes GP has close the gap to the top three teams even if its not seen in the results says motorsport boss Norbert Haug.

Haug: We have had a very difficult start, especially over the first two races, just, we have been on our left foot, and I think it speaks for the team that in the third race, which is different from the other grands prix, that we were leading for forty laps. It is very difficult if you're carrying a deficit into the season. I think there are some interesting figures we can provide you with. In Australia, the difference to the leaders was 2.3 per cent, in Malaysia 2.0 per cent, in China 1.0 per cent, in Turkey 0.6 per cent - more than half a second - in Spain 2 per cent, Monaco 1.5 per cent, Canada 1.1. per cent, Great Britain 1.1 per cent, Germany 1.3 per cent. Anyway, I think it's stabilised in a way. The rhythm that the front cars are having is changing, but we have at least kept the same margin. The target is to start on a higher basis and then go from there. I think the most important point is that we are focussed, have a long road ahead of us and we are working very hard.