The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was a tough weekend for Mercedes.
Younger phenom Kimi Antonelli started the week by internet hosting his classmates within the paddock, giving his fellow college students a take a look at what the 18-year-old does on the Formulation 1 grid. However the week ended with Antonelli retiring from the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, as his W16 suffered a lack of throttle management on Lap 46.
Issues have been little higher for George Russell. Whereas he began third after a powerful qualifying efficiency, that qualifying efficiency left Russell with only a used set of medium tires, the popular compound at Imola. When these tires started overheating early within the race, Russell was pressured to pit on Lap 11, forcing him right into a two-stop technique.
He took the checkered flag in P11.
Now the workforce is hoping to bounce again with a powerful efficiency within the Monaco Grand Prix.
“After a tricky race in Italy, now we have the chance to bounce again instantly in Monaco,” stated Toto Wolff within the workforce’s media preview. “We’ll work laborious, shortly and effectively, to know what brought on our limitations in Imola. It is vital we get on prime of that so we are able to keep away from any repeat performances sooner or later.”
Wolff confused the significance of qualifying in Monaco, noting that Saturdays have been a power of Mercedes this season.
”We all know that Monaco is a really completely different problem, nevertheless. Qualifying is completely important and that has been a power of ours this yr,” added Wolff. “That’s encouraging however doesn’t imply something except we are able to do the job on monitor. We now have seen how aggressive Saturdays have been this yr and that’s all the time extra intense in Monaco.”
The Mercedes boss additionally famous that the necessary two-stop rule provides “one other dimension” to this yr’s Monaco Grand Prix.
”We should be at our greatest to present ourselves the chance to struggle for an excellent outcome on Sunday. The necessary two-stop within the Grand Prix may also add one other dimension to the race,” concluded Wolff.
“We’re excited for the problem and looking out ahead to getting again on monitor.”
