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 Mercedes cars, heavily-revised following a major upgrade at ꧂last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, were second-fastest behind the dominant Red Bulls in Sunday’s race in Barcelona.

Asꦿked if Mercedes are back following their best ra💙ce 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. We just🌜 need to grin🤡d away.

“It'💛s a good moment to see that the developm☂ent direction is right.”

Wolff added: “I think the learnings are is🌟 that we have a goo﷽d race car. 

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

“But you see where the benchmark is. The gap at the end was 20 seconds. Maybe it is 15 in r꧙eality 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 development path since taking the decision to a💛bandon 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 of aero time. 

“But w𒈔e also have to 𒈔be realistic. Today the temperatures really suited us. It was nice and fresh. Not too cold, not too hot, the car was in the absolute mega window.”

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