Mercedes issue glowing review of W14 upgrades: “From here we seek performance”
The developed parts which first appeared a w𒈔eek ago in Monaco have received their first proper 🥀run at the F1 Spanish Grand Prix, and have left team principal Toto Wolff beaming.
That is despite 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell🎉’s collision - which dampened a bright performance in Barcelonaꦐ.
“I think it's solid,” Wolff said about the uꦬpgraded W14.
“I think we should have been right behind Max Verstappen. This is what we have seen after FP3 where we felt we had some🎀thing in the bag.
“That's why t🌞he disappointment i🌌s big - because we expected more.”
But to have disappointment at not achieving more is a major step forwards for Mercedes, ♕whose W14 was wretched at the start of 2023, continuing the legacy of the W13 which Hamilton failed to win a single race i𝓰n last season.
“I think it is a new baseline,” Wolff said about the lates🉐t version of this year’s car.
“It is from where we can continue to work with a certain stability. And without needing to question certain parts of the car - whether it's the bodywork, the floor, or the 𒈔front suspension.♚
“It is now established and this is what we🐷 are taking forward now.
“I'm of the belief that th🔥is car is now a solid baseline.
“There's no more talk about changing th꧋e regulations, raising the floor edges.
“The boun🎃cing is a non-existent topic anymore. That did happen in qualifying, but we know which direction we should have gone. 🎶;
“It is from here now we can seek performanceไ, downforce, and all that. But obviously with the caveat that you can get it very wrong witꦿh the tyres.
“That's why you see these massive swings between team-mates, and swings in performa🔥nce depending on the ambient and track conditions.”
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