Despite Toto Wolff Lowering the Standards Considerably, Lewis Hamilton “Desperately” Hopes for Mercedes to Produce a Miracle to Close the Gap to Max Verstappen

The story of this season so far has been dominated by Red Bull. In 2022, the mighty Max Verstappen led himself to a second consecutive World Championship. And when the Dutch lion wrapped up his title at Suzuka last year, people thought such domination could never be replicated. Little did they know that in 2023, Verstappen and Co. are about to do one better. The superiority of the RB19 is out there for everyone to see. But as the season becomes a one-horse race, can the fallen giants, Mercedes come in clutch with Lewis Hamilton?

In a short span of two years, the Silver Arrows have become the sleeping giants of this sport. After being called out for their dominance in the past, Formula 1 needs them now, more than ever to put an end to 2023 becoming a boring affair. And as things stand, the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix may be the silver bullet the fans have been pining for.

Mercedes upgrade package at Imola is F1’s last hope

After a troubled start to this year’s campaign, Mercedes have finally bit the bullet. Imola onwards, upgrades will be brought on to the car to take the Silver Arrows in a new direction. That being said, if this season and the ones to come are to be saved from Red Bull’s monotonous domination, the package at Imola has to do the unthinkable.

According to Express UK, “Mercedes chief Toto Wolff has played down suggestions that they will be able to wipe out the gap in Imola but George Russell and Lewis Hamilton – and plenty of neutrals – will be desperately hoping they have come up with something. Hamilton knows from personal experience that while the magic upgrade is rare it is possible.”

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The whole F1 community will be watching what Mercedes has to offer at Imola, and onwards. But while the tension is high, Wolff has decided to break his silence.

What should Lewis Hamilton expect this weekend?

At the very base of this, the narrative is around Lewis Hamilton being able to fight for his 8th world title. But for that to happen, the Emilia Romagna GP weekend is a pivotal moment. And Wolff has detailed exactly what the drivers, the fans, and their rivals should be looking out for.

Express UK quoted Wolff as saying, “We have to be careful that we have our expectations under control. I don’t think we’ll get there and suddenly we’re half a second faster and in the middle of a fight. We won’t, but we are now laying a new foundation and at least taking some issues off the table that we believe are contributing to us being too slow. Let’s see what that brings.”

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