George Russell’s expectations for Mercedes’ “last big” upgrade of F1 2023
Mercedes are bringing a modified floor to this weekend’s race at the Circuit of the Americas as they look to balance t꧋heir quest to claim𝓰 second place in the constructors’ championship alongside learning for 2024.
While the upgrade is expected to be worth around a tenth of a second in outright performance terms, it is focused on setting Mercedes’ development path for nex🐭t year’s W15 challenger.
“🅘It’s the last big one,” Russell told Sky on Thursday. “Altogether, fullಌ focus is on ’24 back at the factory and in the windtunnel and the design office.
“This is a small step i꧋n that ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚdirection. We’re not expecting it to change the world.
“I think the things we’ve got lined up for next season should have a much greate🍰r impact than this weekend.”
Asked if it was closer to the direction Red Bull have successfully used in getting t✃heir ultra-dominant RB19 to work, Russell replied: “No, I wouldn’t say so.
“Of course that’s what you are hoping for [to be as quick as the Red Bull]. The🌜 thing is in F1 when you bring an update, this is work that was created eight weeks aꦫgo.
“Because from the time of putting it in the windtunnel, understanding what you want, then you go to manufacturing, then get it actually𝓰 to the car, it’s a long process of work. But we’ve made some intere🐼sting finds recently.
“We’ve been d🍨oing a lot of work on th꧙e simulator, two days last week, developing, straight after Qatar and I think we’re going in a right direction for next season.”
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton echoed Russell’s comments as he praised the work his team have done ba🃏ck at the fact🧸ory.
“It’s been a huge amount of work at the factory, this is our last big update𒈔,” the seven-tim⭕e world champion said.
“I’m really excited to see how it feels. The amazing people at the factory worke💧d hard all season.
“H🐎opefully it tips the needle a little and helps us in the direction that we want to pursue next year.
“I don’t know in which parts of the circuit I will ꩵfeel it, but hopefully it’s a global improvement and hopefully it puts us a little bit closer to the guy🅺s ahead.”
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