Amid Lewis Hamilton’s Increasing Eagerness, Mercedes Undertake Unconventional Route for F1 Development With Fast-Track Measures

Mercedes, who clinched the constructor’s title for eight straight years, finished 244 points behind Red Bull last year. They had made some massive missteps in the construction, and they spent the entire year correcting them. One would have expected that the team would jump a step forward in 2023, claiming back the speed they lost, but alas. And now Lewis Hamilton still waits. But perhaps his team is ready to make a go now.

The team admitted to knowing their botch-up right during the Bahrain Testing. However, it obviously took time to undo things and bring upgrade packages. It was scheduled to be tested this weekend but the cancellation of the race has postponed it to the next one. But what should we expect from this upgrade package?

As quoted by Speedcafe, Andrew Shovlin before the cancellation of Imola gave us an update. He said, “We do hope that it is quicker. We hope that it’s better in terms of qualifying and race pace. The key thing though is that we are not just looking to bring a lap time update, we are looking to head off in a different development direction. One that we think gives us a better chance in the long term of being able to challenge for race wins and world championships.”

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But while we still wait to see how that one unfolds, one specific demand from Lewis Hamilton has given the teams sleepless nights.

Toto Wolff explains Lewis Hamilton’s seating issues

Lewis Hamilton, who is extremely unhappy with W14, has also been complaining about his seating position for weeks. The Briton has an issue sitting too close to the front wheel. Now Toto Wolff has come out to solve the issue.

As quoted by Motorsport-Total, Wolff said, “You can vary the cockpit position between, say, five and 15 centimeters. We don’t think it’s a big problem from a technical point of view. We’re looking at the big concept of the driver’s position in the cockpit. Obviously, that’s one of the most important things, and not just in terms of weight distribution or, shall we say, the rational reasons like weight distribution, aerodynamics and so on, but also where the driver has the best feeling in the car.” (Translated by Google)

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Do you think Mercedes can give Lewis Hamilton a race-winning car with the said upgrades?