‘Emergency meeting’ at Mercedes? F1 technical director given “ultimatum”
Mercedes kicked off F1 2023 in disappointing fashion with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton finishing fifth at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, over 50 seconds behind dominant race winner 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen.
Their disappointing turn of pace in Bahrain led to rare criticism from Hamilton, and t𒁃eam boss Toto Wolff, who hinted that Mercedes might be forced to change their car concept.
According to a report from Formu1a.uno, Merc🦹edes called a meeting to discuss their plight as they look to turn their season aroun♔d.
Elliott - who oversaw the development of the W14 - is under pressuꦺre following Hamilton’s public criticism, with the seven-time world champion set for another season unable to challenge for regular grand prix victories.
While the W14 isn’t porpoising, like 🐻its predecessor was, it simply lacks overall downforce relative t🍸o Red Bull’s blistering RB19.
Mercedes have already confirmed they plan to make “visible” changes to t💖heir car in the coming rac𒆙es.
Trackside engineering chief Andrew Shovlin revealed that if Mercedes want to m🐠ake major changes to 👍their car, stating they can’t happen “overnight”.
It comes after Hamilton’s comme🎃nts afteꦚr the Bahrain GP where he said that Mercedes didn’t listen to his feedback about last year's car.
“Last year, I told them the issues that♏ are with the car," he said. "I've driven so many cars in my♉ life, so I know what a car needs, I know what a car doesn't need.
“And I think it's really about accountability, it's about owning up and saying yeah, 🐓you know what, we didn't listen to you, it's not where it needs to be an꧑d we've got to work.”
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