“Car launch on February 14, with a red rose, and then off to Barcelona with three cars hopefully pounding round the track.
“Just six days of track testing then before we’re off to Melbourne.”
Although these issues might not only affect Hamilton as Mercedes provides engines for two other teams, Racing Point and Williams.
But Cowell did appear optimistic that everything will be ready for the first race of the season, which will take place on March 15 in Melbourne at the Australian Grand Prix.
“The race pool, a huge number of those parts already made, assemblies going together, and the challenge of getting everything to the other side of the world,” he added.
source: express.co.uk