It is obvious that the team Mercedeshas taken a step forward in Spanish Grand Prix. However, it is soon to remove conclusions of the radical change of W14Well, last year in Barcelona They were too competitive.
So much lewis hamilton as George Russell they managed to go up to podium on Sunday, making it clear that, at least on that track, they have gone very well. What is clear is that the misconception of a single seater without sidepods has been forgotten.
Only max verstappen and his Red Bull has been faster than the men of Mercedesin montmelo. Still, in the World Championship of Pilots, Fernando Alonso stands firm in the thirdpositionby behind of the Red Bull and entrenched as he first of the rest.
Toto Wolffteam leader Mercedeshas been quite blunt in some statements published by ‘Autosport’: “I’m never optimistic. only fools are optimisticbut feels different from last year“.
“keep bouncing and it’s interesting to know why, but we have learned a lot in the last 12 months. Therefore, generally I have many reasons to have a little more confidenceToto added.
However, although the step forward of Mercedes is more than evident, Verstappenfinished to more than 20 seconds of Wolff’s men. Even so, Toto assures that they are on the right track: “I think it’s two or three tenths, something like that. It’s a big step forwardbut we have to keep quiet“.
Mirage or reality?
General conclusions cannot be drawn from a single Grand Prix. Toto Wolff himself has been direct with it: “Last year we also looked pretty good in Barcelona And yet as we move forward there will be ups and downs and there will be hard times.”
He Canadian Grand Prix it will be a turning point for the rest of the championship. The improvementsThat will take Aston Martin They can be decisive to see in what situation each team is.
