Lewis Hamilton’s performance in practice, which left Toto Wolff full of praise for his driver, was one of Mercedes’ many reasons for celebration at the Canadian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton’s “out of this world” lap at the Canadian Grand Prix left Toto Wolff speechless.
Mercedes enjoyed their best weekend of the year in Montreal, and they came away with the wins to prove it. With a few laps remaining, Hamilton was passed by his teammate, George Russell, who was in third place on the podium.
Throughout the weekend, the Silver Arrows demonstrated speed, indicating that their vehicle improvements are finally paying off. Chief executive officer Wolff expressed special satisfaction with Hamilton’s performance during the weekend’s last practice session.
The Austrian stated, citing the data of the seven-time Formula One champion: “Lewis completed a lap in FP3 that was unbelievable. That happened so quickly. His long run was then galactic and stratospheric. There was therefore a lot of pace.”
Mercedes has long been unable to match Red Bull as a rival. The defending champions have been challenged in recent weeks by teams like McLaren and Ferrari, and there was a lot of evidence on display in Montreal that suggested the Silver Arrows might soon be able to join that group.
“I was already saying on Thursday to some of your colleagues that I think Mercedes is part of the fastest teams,” McLaren boss Andrea Stella stated, indicating that he is undoubtedly concerned. Some of the lap times they recorded in Monaco and the other events were out of reach for us at that point in the weekend.
Even with low gasoline and the engine running, we were not able to complete that lap time during the weekend. They had potential, no doubt about it, and I believe they’re beginning to realize it.”
Even though both Mercedes drivers performed well in Canada, they both had a bad taste in their mouths. Russell told reporters that he had “made a couple of mistakes out there pushing to the limit and paid the price for it” after he apologized to his teammates over the radio for a “ugly” race.
Hamilton, who was just a hair off the podium, bemoaned “one of the worst races I’ve ever driven.” Wolff remarked, “Three and four is much better than what we had in the last few races,” believing that the two Brits were being hard on themselves.
“Perhaps that is why there is still a bad feeling; both drivers noticed that there was more to be had and we could have gained a position or two. They most likely would have accepted it if you had offered them third and fourth before the weekend.”
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