Wolff: Triple-header will test teams to their limit

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff reckons that the upcoming triple-header of Grand Prix races in France, Austria, and Great Britain will test all Formula One teams "to their limits" both in terms of personnel and resources, whilst recognising the "interesting" return to the Paul Ricard.

France has not held a Grand Prix for 10 years, and it has been 28 years since the Circuit Paul Ricard has held a F1 race, meaning that the drivers will not have experienced it in a competitive Grand Prix situation before.

Wolff thinks it will be "interesting" to see how the stars cope with the completely new surroundings, as the teams don't have much data to provide for preparations, whilst also looking back on the disappointments of the Canadian GP.

"The weekend in Canada didn't meet our expectations," the Mercedes boss said.

"In the past, Montreal was a track where we were fighting for the win, but this year we lacked the performance on Saturday and Sunday. We analysed the weekend and understand why we didn't do better, but that doesn't change the fact that we left points on the table.

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This weekend marks the start of Formula One's first ever triple-header which includes a GP on three consecutive weekends, and Wolff thinks this will prove a huge task for the teams.

"This season's battle is intense and we need to be on top of our game every weekend to win races and to fight for this championship. We are facing an exciting challenge this year and we will give it everything. This team has shown in the past that it is capable of overcoming obstacles and we are working hard to overcome this one as well.

"France should be an interesting race. We don't often get to race on a track where we have little to no historical data. It makes preparing for the weekend a bit trickier than usual, but that element of the unknown also adds to the challenge.

"The French Grand Prix marks the first race of the triple header, which will test all F1 teams to their limits, but also offers the chance to score a lot of points over the course of three weeks - which is precisely what we're setting out to do."