Lewis Hamilton urges Mercedes to shift focus to F1 2024 amid Red Bull hunt

Lewis Hamilton reckons Mercedes need to divert their focus and resource towards next year’s F1 car in order to catch Red Bull. 
Third placed Lewis Hamilton (GBR) M
Third placed Lewis Hamilton (GBR) M

The seven-time world champion followed up his second place in Spain with third at last weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix as Mercedes’ W14 car continued 💝to show signs of promise following a major upgrade in Monaco.

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While Hamilton is encouraged by the﷽ progress made by Mercedes in recent weeks, he is wary about the team g❀etting bogged down in focusing too much on this season. 

Hamilton suggested Red Bull’s advant🐓age is so large they may have already turned their attention to 2024 - and he wants Mercedes to do the same. 

"It's been a great weekend,” he said after the Montreal race. “Very difficult with the conditions but loving being iܫn the car now with the car in a better window and a bit more on the right track.

"For us to be up there, having battles with Fernando in the Aston, and being on the✱ second row, it's been great. To be on the podium two races in a row is really fantastic for us.

Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB19 leads at the start of the race. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 9, Canadian
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB19 leads at the start of the race. Formula 1 World…

“We were also running fourth in Monaco, so we’re definitely getting closer. And it’s going🥀 to be a battle of development, I guess, over the rest of the season.

“I reckon Max’s team are already working on next year’s car, so we need to take our eye a little bit ওoff the ball and focus on next year also but yeah, happy to be up there.”

Hamilton has not won an F1 race since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with teammate168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: George Russell picking up Mercedes’ only vic🐭tory during a troubled 2022 campaign. 

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has confirmed the team are planning to bring two more upgrade packages before the F1 summer shutdown, with one scheduled for n𝐆ext month’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone. 

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