Are Mercedes back? Toto Wolff gives verdict after best race of F1 2023 so far

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has downplayed suggestions his team are back after their most competitive showing of the season at the Spanish Grand Prix. 
Are Mercedes back? Wolff gives verdict after best race of 2023

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton finished a distant second behind Red Bull’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen but led Mercedes’ first double podium of the year as 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell brilliantly recovered to third. 

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The Mer♓cedes cars, heavily-revised following a major upgrade at last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, were second-fastest b🌠ehind the dominant Red Bulls in Sunday’s race in Barcelona.

Asked if Mercede꧒s are back following their best race of 2023, Wolff told Sky: ”๊Let's keep our expectations real.

“There💎's such a long way to go in order to catch Red Bull. W🎐e just need to grind away.

“It's a good mom🌳ent to see that the development direction is right.💞”

Wolff add⭕ed: “I think the learnings are is that we have a good race car. 

“I think Lewis was a good five-six seconds behind Max when he cleared Carlos, and I think we are just much closer. 🦄;

“But y🅰ou see where the benchmark is. The gap at the end was 20 seconds. Maybe it is 15 in reality but that is just not where we aim to be.”

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, Spain, Race
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Spanish Grand…

But Wolff is confident Mercedes can continue to make gains now that they have a clear developm𓆉en♓t path since taking the decision to abandon their ‘zeropod’ concept. 

“We just need to chip away,” Wolff said. 

“We’re really good at grinding. Once there is a set-up direction and we develop in that direction, we just go for it. We have that advantage in terms ꦉof aero time. 

“But we also have to be realistic. Today the temperatures really suited us. It was nice and fresh. Not too cold, not too hot, the car was i🃏n the absolut൩e mega window.”

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