‘Another customer team beat them’ - Ted Kravtiz examines Mercedes' 'underwhelming' qualifying

Sky Sports F1’s Ted Kravitz has scrutinised Mercedes’ qualifying performance at the Austrian Grand Prix after they were beaten by customer team McLaren in the hands of Lando Norris.
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10, Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, Austria,
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10, Austrian…

Norris out-qualified 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton to secure fourth on the grid behind 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen and the two Ferrari drivers.

N൩orris made the most of McLaren’s upgrades to sec൩ure his best qualifying result of the year.

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It also meant that Mercedes were beaten by one of their customer teams, with Aston Martin often having the upperhand so far in F1 2023.

Speaking after qualifying during his ‘Notebook’ segment on Sky Sports, K💛ravitz explained why there’s a “downbeat mood” at Mer🌳cedes.

“Mercedes have seen, with Norris ahead on the grid for Sunday, another custo🔯mer tꦉeam beat them,” Kravtiz said.

“That’s why they are in 🐼a downbeat mood. They are only fifth with Hamilton. Russell has looked off the pace of Hamilton. I don’t know what that’s about.

“Really disappoi♊nting. Mercedes came here thinking it’s a much more usual circuit layout which will help, they will be much more with it, in terms of pace. But they have been comparatively nowhere. 

“Hamilton felt it was underwhelming. Two tenths behind. 🐻Solidly P5 behind Norris. They have upgrades coming at Silverstone.”

George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10, Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, Austria,
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10, Austrian Grand…

Kravitz felt ♏that Mercedes potentially made a ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚmistake with Russell by not putting him on fresh tyres for the final run.

“Oh n𒅌o, George! He had a time deleted, then didn’t fit new tyres, then was out in Q2,” he added.

“Maybe that was a mistake by the team. If they fitted some new softs, maybe George wꦺould have made it into Q3, but they were saving them for [Satu💎rday] and for the grand prix.”

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