Mercedes may have been buoyed by its first podium finish of the year in F1’s australianGP but it knows it still needs a lot more. ⬇️
But while Red Bull remains a clear step in front right now, Hamilton’s ability to hold off’s Aston Martin for the duration was clear evidence of promise and progress for the Brackley-based squad.
“The team are giving me the right tools and we get the set up in the right window week in, week out. We're ticking all the boxes. I feel like there's nothing really more that we can be doing.” But while this progression bodes well for Mercedes battling for podium finishes from here on in, equally it is mindful of two aspects about its Australian GP form.
Asked about whether the Melbourne surface and layout flattered Mercedes, team boss Toto Wolff admitted: “I think definitely it was an advantage for us. Our car lacks a little bit of performance in the rear end. Verstappen was clearly biding him time early in the race after being dropped to third, and it was the world champion's eye-opening DRS overtake of Hamilton, and the way he opened up a two-second gap in half a lap, that offered a glimpse of the scale of the deficit Mercedes has to close down.
Mercedes is also well aware that there are elements away from the track that need improving too, especially with answers now being chased about some elements at its factory.
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