Despite Presenting a Confident Front After Double Podium in Barcelona, Lewis Hamilton Unsure of Mercedes’ Chances in Canada

Who knew sidepods could make a Formula 1 car go faster! Well, the folks over at Mercedes didn’t until they did at the Monaco Grand Prix. Things only got better once the revamped W14 hit the asphalt in Barcelona. But now, returning to Montreal, where Lewis Hamilton checked off his first-ever F1 win, the Brit seems to be in two minds about his and his team’s prospects.

The Spanish Grand Prix was the first real evidence that the Silver Arrows are clawing their way back to the top. Hamilton drove a brilliant race to finish 2nd. But even though on paper he was just shy off the top step of the podium, there still is a long way to catch up to Red Bull and Max Verstappen at the Canadian GP.

Lewis Hamilton errs on the side of caution

In just these two years, Mercedes has seen their fair share of false dawns. That is exactly why, the 7x champion isn’t wanting to let his emotions get the best of him. In Spain, the pace was good. However, according to the Brit, Montreal is a different beast altogether.

When asked if he was feeling confident, the Brit promptly replied, “Definitely a lot.” But when it came to the capacity and capability of the W14 to tackle a street circuit of such magnitude, the Brit wasn’t so sure. He said, “I don’t know if the track suits our car,” as quoted by Motorsport-Total.com. [translated via Google Translate]

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While Hamilton may seem pessimistic from his outlook, the Brit and his team have very high ambitions.

Mercedes have bigger fish to fry than Aston Martin and Ferrari

In the current landscape of things, Aston Martin and Ferrari complete the top three behind Red Bull. And you’d naturally expect for the Silver Arrows to want to bridge and subsequently extend that gap, as evidenced from Barcelona. But George Russell argues to the contrary.

He was quoted as saying, “We don’t really think about Aston Martin and Ferrari. Our eyes are on Red Bull and Verstappen. And as satisfying as the weekend was with the double podium, by Monday morning that was already forgotten and you look to the next improvement and how we can close the gap.”

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Can Lewis Hamilton and Co. signal their championship intentions at the Canadian GP?