Mercedes brought a major upgrade to Monaco, including new sidepods, but the package did not get a true test until last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at the more c♑onventional Barcelona circu⭕it. 

The early signs were positive, with Mercedes scoring their first double podium of the season as Hamilton finished second behind 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen, while 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell pulled off a ♋remarkable recovery drive to thir🐻d. 

Asked how much heart Mercedes fans can take from the team’s resurgent performance, 1996 world champion Hill told the Sky Sports F1 podcast: “I think quite a bit, because they’ve actually shown in the race they’ve leapfrogged the th🍨reat from Aston Martin and Ferrari. 

“At a circuit where it really pushes the car’s ability to look after it’s tyres an🍬d have a good aero balance, and have good aero performance, it’s actually shown that it’s good potential.

“Barcelona is one of those places where it shows up pure performance, aero package and ability to get balance and be good﷽ on tyres and so forth, which is why the Red Bull’s were so dominant, at least Max’s was! 

“So I think there’s encouraging sign🔯s here for Mercedes, defin💖itely.”

Seven-time world champion Hamilton described the heavily-revised W14 as the 168澳洲5最新开奖结ꦓ果:“best car” he has driven in 15 months. 

Hill reckons the result will provide a sense of “vindication” for Hamilton, who previously said Mercedes168澳洲5最新开奖结果: “didn’t listen” to him over the devel💧opment of their 2023 car. 

“To hear Lewis say, ‘I’ve enjoyed driving the﷽ car’, that is a good sign,” Hill added. 

“It’s a⛄lso vindication for him because he’s been saying, ‘I told you we should have done something earlier’. 

“They’ve gone and done what he’s been pleading with them to do and they’ve seen some progress, so well done ♔Lewis.”