Despite the fact that Mercedes is more satisfied with the W15 than its two predecessors, the 2024 Formula One season has started poorly due to George Russell and Lewis Hamilton’s lack of speed.
For the Australian Grand Prix this weekend, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have been told to perform to the best of their abilities in order to help their Mercedes team escape its most recent predicament.
The Silver Arrows’ start to the new Formula 1 season has been lackluster once more, despite high hopes for their W15 car. In the first two races, Russell has accumulated eighteen points, while teammate Hamilton has only managed eight.
Furthermore, a critical flaw in the vehicle was exposed at the most recent race in Saudi Arabia. However, team principal Toto Wolff and his lieutenants are currently unable to determine why their machine has such severe problems in fast corners.
Increased running on schedule will provide the team with information that it can utilize to pinpoint and resolve the issue. Wolff has cautioned his drivers that they must perform at the highest level in order for that to occur.
The Austrian stated, “Since Jeddah, we’ve been hard at work expanding on the lessons from the first two races.” “The W15 has promise, but there are definitely areas for improvement. We’ve looked competitive in low- and medium-speed turns, but our high-speed performance hasn’t been great thus far.
We have been putting a lot of effort into figuring out why our performance hasn’t lived up to our expectations. Enhancing that is a primary goal. Our goal is to start making some headway for Melbourne, and the work we accomplish there will direct our progress in the coming weeks.
“It’s wonderful to sense the vigor and resolve coursing through the factories as we strive to realize the car’s full potential.”We failed to live up to the initial promise despite starting each weekend strong and conducting our regular practice programmes in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
“Taking full advantage of the car’s potential every weekend is essential, especially with the pursuing pack so close.” Albert Park offers us one more opportunity to demonstrate our abilities.”
Director of trackside engineering Andrew Shovlin has previously outlined Mercedes’ intention to leverage Australian practice to address problems. “A strategy for free practice in Melbourne will be developed; it won’t be solely based on our experience in Jeddah,” he declared.
“A lot of work is being done in the departments of vehicle dynamics and aerodynamics. There, we’re attempting to plan some experiments that should point us in the direction of optimal performance.”
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