"This situation is unacceptable"identify with Mercedes

Mercedes was well accustomed to being hegemonic during the F1 hybrid and in just one winter it changed the situation with new regulations where its traditional rivals Red Bull and Scuderia Ferrari were more adaptable than them. At Brackley, it’s time for self-criticism because they still haven’t closed the gap and the budget ceiling limits trial and change.

After the first third of the championship they only appeared at the top on particular occasions and thanks to the problems with the reliability of their rivals rather than their own merits. They have just three podium finishes, fourth with George Russell with 84 points and sixth with Hamilton with 50. In the constructors standings they are third with 134 points away from Red Bull (235) and Ferrari (199 ) which preceded them.

Toto Wolff, executive director of Mercedes, made a self -criticism of the situation. “I think we’re the third best team, we’re not second or fourth. We have two very strong drivers, but it’s very annoying for us that it doesn’t help that much. If you look at it positively, it is is five-tenths of a difference between the two best teams. If you look at it pessimistically, it’s among those eight-tenths. And, obviously, for all of us at Mercedes, that’s not acceptable. “

They came from Montecarlo where they suffered a lot and this weekend it is time for another urban circuit like Baku. Track engineering director Andrew Shovlin is not optimistic: “Baku could present some similar challenges to Monaco for us. We are working on areas to try to improve handling. We’re looking to run the car pretty close. But we know that as well as adding core performance to the car, we need to make it work on a wider range of circuits.This is all we are busy preparing for Baku, but also in the longer term. “deadline because another challenging track will come out. Very hard work is being done because the team and drivers are desperate to get back to the forefront.”