Both Mercedes will have new front wing and “other development items” in Canada
Mercedes will ℱhave two versions of its new front wing in Canada, as well🌱 as other upgrades.
Both168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell will have Mercedes’ updated front wing at this weekend’s F1 Canadian Grand Prix, as well ꦑas “other development items”.
Mercedes introduced a new front wing design in Monaco but only🌠 had one version, which was given to Russell following a proposal from his teammate Hamilton, who opted to stick with the previous specification.
Team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed both drivers will run the latest ite🦹ra🧜tion of the wing in Montreal and expects it to “offer greater benefit on upcoming circuits”.
“We had an encouraging weekend in Monaco,” Wolff said. “We continued to make solid progress with our car, improving its overall balance and taking a step closer to those ahead. That progress isn't yet showing in terms of positions but if we can continue to close the gap to the fastest caඣrs, we know it will in due course.
"Both d🌺rivers will have the updated front wing in Canada, plus some other development items for t𓄧his event. It offered a small lap time gain around the tight streets of the Principality and should offer greater benefit on upcoming circuits.”
Russell and Hamilton f🐓inished fifth and seventh respectively in Monaco, with Mercedes🐻 occupying fourth place in the constructors’ championship standings.
Mercedes are already 180 points behind Red Bull, while they trail customer teꦡam McLaren by 88 points.
“The picture at the front of the field is incr𓂃edibly competitive,” Wolff added.
"The field has compressed, and we are ꦬunder no illusions that others will continue to impr🌊ove. We will have to continue to work hard and diligently to get ourselves into the mix.”
Mercedes trackside engineering director Anꦛdrew Shovlin suggest✨ed the team would probably not feel the true benefit of the new wing until Barcelona.
“There’s a reason teams don’t bring upgrade☂ kits to Monaco which is the very low speed nature of♎ the circuit,” Shovlin explained.
“The fact it’s sღo busy, the short straights, it’s very hard to evaluate anything. All the data we have seen though says it was delivering performance. It was bringing a benefit. In terms of how the car was feeling, George wa꧒s happy with that and he could feel it was a step in the right direction.
“We’re definitely happy with what we have seen to date. We will learn more from Montreal and particularly when you get to a track like Bar🔥celona with a𝔉 wider cornering speed range, you can really start to learn about it there.”
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