.MercedesAMGF1's long-awaited 2023 F1 car updates have finally arrived. Ahead of the SpanishGP, LewisHamilton evaluates the new parts and why they haven't worked... yet. Story:
to the sidepods of its W14 challenger – plus new suspension arrangement, tweaked floor, rear wing and rear brake winglets – finally appeared at last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, having initially been expected to run at Imola before that race was cancelled.
The team will therefore get much more detailed insight into how the new parts are performing, and Hamilton was asked on Thursday at the Barcelona track if he was confident they would provide Mercedes with a step forward in pace. “The true step forward we're hoping for is, there's been around a one-second delta [to Red Bull] in race trim, for example,” Hamilton continued.“What I felt last weekend was I felt a little bit more confident in the car, more ability to be able to commit to the corner.“There's a lot of medium and high-speed corners. I'm hoping the flow of the car is better [here]. Maybe in following, we can follow closer.
He added: “When you start a race, as long as you’re holding your place or moving forwards, I feel like I’ve had a decent day. You never want to go backwards.
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