Key areas left to improve on W13 F1 car with Mercedes ‘one upgrade away from victory’

Mercedes are optimistic they are now “only an upgrade away from victory” after taking a step forward with their upgraded 2023 F1 car. 
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 9, Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal, Canada,
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 9, Canadian Grand…

Since debuting a major upgrade package at the Monaco Grand Prix, Mercedes have gone on to claim their first double podium finish of the season in Barcelona, before 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton took third in Montreal last time out. 

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Mercedes successfully managed to reduce or erase many of the weaknesses of their W14 cha꧂llenger and have halved their deficit to Red Bull, according to a report by Germany’s . 

The W14 has become more predictable and is more stable on the brakes, giving Hamilton and168澳洲5最新开奖结果: George Russell renewed confidence. 

Top speed and the performance of their Drag Reduction System (DRS) are two areas where Mercede⭕s can find the biggest gains relative to Red Bull. 

Another targeted area for improvement is trac🍷tion out of low-speed corners, something seven-time world champion Hamilton encouraged the team to work on after the Canadian Grand Prix.

With a large upgrade pencilled-in to arrive at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, and a second planned before the F1 summer shutdow♑n in August, Mercedes are becoming increasingly confident about catching Red Bull. 

"We are only an upgrade away fr🎃om a victory,” a Mercedes engineer is quoted by AMuS. 

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff added: “Since we ch💛anged the concept of the car, we have learned a lot. The correlation between simulation and racetrack has become much better. We are now implementing this step by step."

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