.MercedesAMGF1 admits its mid-season F1 struggles came as a 'kick in the teeth' as it genuinely believed its Barcelona upgrade package had cured its woes. Full story ⬇️
recovered to fifth despite a first-lap incident that dropped him to the back of the field, giving the team belief it had solved the problem.
Hamilton said it offered a"glimpse of hope" for Mercedes' season by easing the bouncing issue, while team boss Toto Wolff took encouragement it could get back in the title fight against Red Bull andYet the team's form failed to take a significant upswing after Barcelona, with difficult races following in Monaco and Azerbaijan that made clear it had not resolved the issues with the W13.
Speaking at Suzuka last weekend, Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott explained how the car's core problem only became clear when it persisted after the Barcelona upgrade that it initially thought would turn its season around."The bouncing was just dominating everything.
"You peel the next layer off the onion, if you like, and you've got another problem. That was the one we'd really baked into the car in the winter."Since then, we've brought various steps to try and move us in the right direction, but to really undo that is going to take the winter." Mercedes continued to develop the W13 in a bid to resolve the issue it faced, allowing it to make strides towards Red Bull and Ferrari at the head of the field.
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