Mercedes started the year with a fantastic concept car that didn’t work, had problems and didn’t respond to set-up changes. And gradually, on Brackley they manage to take steps forward. In Barcelona they introduced a new package where they eliminated the rebound caused by ‘porpoising’ on the straight, although there in Montmeló they said they still suffered from it in fast corners. Then came bumpy tracks like Baku and Canada, where the silver car bounced not because of porpoising, but because of bottoming out on bumps. And in their last race, Hamilton and Russell were able to drive a car yesterday with another important package of improvements that at first seemed to leave a good feeling.
“Our long run pace isn’t as good as some of the other drivers, but we’re not far behind.said hamilton.
“When our tires warmed up, we showed great speed against Ferraris and improved lap after lap.”directed Russell, featured that the W13 still has difficulty warming up the tires and this could now damage ‘quality’ again. But he warned for tomorrow.
“There are some positive signs, but there is definitely room for improvement. We need to understand why the speed of our races is stronger than the speed of our single lap. McLaren is very strong in one lap, but we can’t do that The wheels work in a turn. Over a race, we’re in a good window, but always with balance, you can’t put your eggs in just one basket for Sunday, “Russell commented.
“It’s a very different circuit in Montreal and Baku, we knew the car was going to be a challenge in high-speed corners and that showed Copse, Maggotts and Becketts, the car was bouncing so we had to try to understand it , but we’re not bouncing down the straights, which is positive, “added the young Mercedes driver.
“It’s our best Friday in some races. We still have a lot to improve, but the car works better on this track than the last street circuits,” he said. Andrew ShovinDirector of Trackside Engineering Mercedes.
It’s really hard to assess if the updates are doing exactly what we expected, especially in windy conditions, but we didn’t find anything to worry about, so we’ll continue with this spec for the rest of the weekend. ”Encouraging. George.And Lewis put up a good lap in the soft compound, but we expect the fast teams to have a lot reserved for tomorrow so we have to work hard to fix some balance and rebound issues.Lots of work overnight, but it’s a reasonably uplifting start to the weekend. “
Source: La Verdad
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