Both Mercedes will have new front wing and “other development items” in Canada
Mercedes will have two versions of its new fr♊ont wing in Canada, as well as othe♚r 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 as “other development items”ಌ.
Mercedes introduced a new front wing design in Monaco but only had one version, which was given to Russell followi♔ng 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 iteration of the wing in Montreal and expecඣts 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 cars, we know it will in due course.
"Both drivers will have the updated front wing in Canada, plus some other development items for this event. It offered a sma﷽ll lap time gain around the tight streets of the Principality and should offer greater benefit on upcoming circuits.”
ജRussell and Hamilton finished fifth and sevent🔯h 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 team McLaren by 88 points.
“The picture at th🐻e f꧂ront of the field is incredibly competitive,” Wolff added.
"The field has compressed, and we are under no illusions that others will continue to improve. We will hav🍒e to continue to work hard and diligently to get ourselves into the mix.”
Mercedes trackside engineering💛 director Andrew Shovlin suggested the team would probably not feel the true benefit of the new wing u⭕ntil Barcelona.
“There’s a reason teꦏams don’t bring upgrade kits to Monaco which is the very low speed nature of the circuit,” Shovlin expl🍨ained.
“The fact it’s so 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 was 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 particula𝓡rly when you get to a track like Barcelona with a wider cornering speed range, you can really start to learn about it there.”
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