British Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft wondered who was behind the radical change in the concept of the Mercedes car at the start of the 2023 season. According to him, it is not normal if Lewis Hamilton and George Russell insisted on restructuring.
The former championship team redesigned the W14 after a poor start to the season with a big update at the Monaco Grand Prix. But this upgrade did not bring much benefit, given that in seven races with the updated car, Mercedes won only four podiums, and at Silverstone, Budapest and Spa it was slower than McLaren with a Mercedes customer engine.
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“I don’t understand who Mercedes dictates the technical direction. Did the engineers or the racers insist on changing the concept? This question worries me.
Hamilton, of course, is a very experienced racer, Russell has also been participating in Formula 1 for several years. But the team must first of all listen to engineers who know the design, the aerodynamics of the car much better than the pilots, ”Crash.net quotes Croft.
“Goodbye, pontoonless machine. Hello W14B! What surprised the new Mercedes?
2023-08-19 12:38:57
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