With the German manufacturer having realised it has taken the wrong approach with its 2023 car, having been too cautious with its ride height target, the team has been chasing solutions to get it closer to the front of the grid.
And while more downforce would not go amiss, its technical director James Allison has said a particular effort has been thrown at trying to improve the handling and balance of the W14.
He said that the through-corner characteristic of its current challenger are far from ideal in providing its drivers with the confidence they need.
"Bread and butter downforce is always a good thing," he told the Mercedes website about improvements being planned.
"We are also trying to make the car more reassuring for the drivers when they initially turn in. It feels too reactive.
"And then when they get to the apex they have the opposite problem, where we want it to bite at the front and it doesn't. It's unstable when you first turn the wheel and then annoyingly dead when they get to the apex. We want it the other way around. That's what we are working on."
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believed that a lot of potential could be opened up if the team was successful in providing a car that Lewis Hamilton and George Russell felt more comfortable with.
Source: Autosport