Last weekend in the US, Lewis Hamilton displayed speed that could have won the race, but he was eventually disqualified.
James Allison, the technical director of Mercedes, is aiming to win a Grand Prix before the season is out. George Russell and Lewis Hamilton have four races left to reach their goal, beginning this weekend with the Mexican Grand Prix.
Hamilton lost the opportunity to demonstrate his pace in Qatar due to a first-lap collision between the two, but Russell used his W14 to great effect as he battled his way through the field after dropping to the rear of the pack at the end of the first lap.
The Silver Arrows continued their recent success in Austin, where Hamilton finished the United States Grand Prix just two seconds behind winner and defending world champion Max Verstappen. However, after the race, Hamilton was disqualified by the FIA for a post-race investigation. Even with this error, Mercedes was moving at a very encouraging pace.
Speaking in an address to the Mercedes fans, Allison said: “All four races differ in character, and we are very, very excited to go to them in a season where the points battle between us and Ferrari is pretty tight.
“We would like nothing more than to have four clean and tidy races to end the season and we’ll keep our fingers crossed that in one of those four the dice might roll in our favour and perhaps do better than just a podium.”
The first chance to record that elusive first race win of the season will come at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Sunday. This has often been a stumbling block for Mercedes in recent seasons with Red Bull showing dominant pace here back in 2021, but the Silver Arrows will remain confident that they can keep their momentum running.
Addressing the upcoming outing in Mexico, Allison explained: “We’ve got Mexico first, high altitude, thin air, a track where the asphalt is quite different to the ones we’ve just been at.
And I believe we will do fairly well as long as we can keep the car cool in the thin air of the Mexico track. We should be able to handle the corners well, and the car should move quickly enough.
With four races remaining, Mercedes and Ferrari are engaged in a fierce battle for P2 in the Constructor Championship, and Hamilton has a chance to catch hometown hero Sergio Perez for second place in the Drivers’ Championship.
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