Mercedes eye boost from final upgrade before F1 shutdown at Belgian GP
The German manufacturer introduced a major revision to their troubled W14 car at the Monaco Grand Prix, before bringing another bꩲig package to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in early July.
Mercedes have made small gains from those upgrades but some of their rivals includಌing McLaren have enjoyed bigger jumps in competitiveness thanks to their own development progress.
After failing to convert their first pole position of the season into a victory last time out in Hungary, with168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lewis Hamilton and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell finishing fourth and sixth respectively, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff 🌠aಌcknowledged his side needs to execute races better.
“Hungary was a weekend of highs and lows,” Wolff said ahead of 🐈this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. “Our pace was strong on Saturday and Sunday, but we didn’t maximise that across the weekend.
“Lewis produced a brilliant lap to take pole position. However, on Sunday, we were too conservative with🔯 some of our decisions and ultimately missed out on a podium. George meanwhile was compromised𒈔 in qualifying but drove a strong race from P18 to take P6.
“We also encountered cooling limitations across bot🌸h cars; we likely had the second-fastest car, but we must execute bett🥃er if we are to deliver our full potential. Nevertheless, we scored good points with both drivers, and consolidated our P2 Championship position.
“We will be aiming to turn those learnings into actions for⭕ this weekend. Spa-Francorchamps is a classic venue and a true challenge for both the cars and drivers, especially in the sprint format with such limited practice time on a long and challenginꦅg lap.
“We will be bringing updates this weekend as part of our ongoing development programme. We ꦫhope this will be another small step forward in improving the W14.
“As we have seen at many races this year though, it is hard to predict where we will be relative to our competitors. Wherev𒁏er the true pace of our car is here, we want to maximise the outcome in this final race before the summer shutdown.”
Mercedes are currently second🎀 in the F1 constructors’ championship, 229 points behind Red Bull and 39 points clear ofღ Aston Martin in third.
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