Mercedes boss Toto Wolff reveals the team have made substantial changes to their F1 car overnight in Singapore.
Things improved during Saturday’s final practice ahead of qualifying, with Russell finishing second-quickest, nearly half a second down on the blistering pace set by McLaren’sSpeaking to Sky Sports F1 after FP3, Wolff revealed Mercedes made big changes to their W15 challenger overnight.“We turned the car upside down, literally. It seems to be in a much better balance window. The whole classification was a bit odd.
A downbeat Hamilton admitted on Friday that Mercedes were “just a bit lost” with their car’s set-up and predicted he would struggle to make it into Q3 in qualifying. "The car feels very difficult. A very challenging day," Hamilton said after FP2."We tried everything set-up wise and nothing seems to work with the set-up. Definitely very challenging.
"We are giving it everything then you find out you are a second off. Ultimately, just a bit lost. Not really sure where to put the car." Asked why Hamilton still appeared to be struggling in FP3, Wolff explained: “They have a bit of a different set-up and we tried a few things in the session, so that’s not the gap you would normally have with the same car.”Subscribe to our F1 NewsletterFor more information see our
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