Toto Wolff says Mercedes F1 team improved from ‘awful’ to ‘not good’ in Monaco

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff says his team have improved from being “awful” at last year’s Monaco Grand Prix to “not good” at the same event 12 months later. 
Mercedes improved from ‘awful’ to ‘not good’ in Monaco

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton finished fourth in Sunday’s rain-affected race, one place ahead of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell as Mercede𒁃s debuted their long-awaited upgrades, including a revised꧟ sidepod design. 

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While Wolff noted a step f🐎orward in his team’s performance in Monaco compared to the same race last year, he revealed Hamilton and Russell are still not happy with the W14. 

“It’s so difficult [to assess] because we were in🍷 the mix with Aston Martin and with Ferrari, I would say,” Wolff said. 

“On a positive note, maybe encouraging b🔯ecause we have never been really good here.

“We have been three tenths behind pole. Last year was six tenths. The car was awful last yea✃r and this time around the drivers said it’s not good.

“So, there’s a step in🎃 description. But we really🍒 need to be careful. We’ve got to go to Barcelona, collect more data. It’s a new baseline.

“I don’t expect us clearin🦹g Aston Martin and Ferra🐲ri there either.”

Toto Wolff (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Shareholder and Executive Director. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 7, Monaco Grand
Toto Wolff (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Shareholder and Executive Director. Formula 1 World…

Although Wolff seemed to downplay the early impact of Mercedes’ updates, he is confident the 𝓡team can chip away at their deficit to Red Bull over the remainder of the season. 

“It is ♛more about understand🔯ing what does this car do now and how do we need to set it up?” Wolff added. 

“W🔥e’re really good at grinding away once we decide the development directꦜion.

ꦓ“Even with the old package that wasn’t great - it was terrible at the beginning of the season - we managed to win a race in Interlagos in a very dominant way. So, we’re going to get the🎀re.”

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