Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes needs the greatest six months of Formula 1 car development in its history if it is to close the gap to Red Bull next year.\u00a0
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes needs the greatest six months of Formula 1 car development in its history if it is to close the gap to Red Bull next year.found itself appearing to have only the fourth-quickest car, it is aware of just how far ahead Red Bull remains right now.
“The evidence is there at McLaren, and we can’t turn a blind eye to that – to look at what they’ve done and go in that direction,” he said. “That is the direction. Twelve months ago, Mercedes began to make progress with its W13 car and that culminated in it taking victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
That proved to be a mistake, especially with the team pitching its aero platform around too high a ride-height. This left it unable to make hoped-for gains.
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