Mercedes’ Achilles Heel Exposed as Lewis Hamilton & George Russell Slapped With a Brutal Reality Check Before the Canadian GP

Both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton drove an incredible race in Spain. It was as if the two Mercedes men received a new lease on life. Most argue the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has always been a favorable track for the German team. However, the other side of the debate credits the new side pod design for the performance of the Mercedes men. However, there is still an area where the revamped W14 lacks. This will be highlighted at the Canadian GP as a Mercedes expert believes the team will have a tough outing in Montreal.

Still, the biggest problem for Mercedes is their pace on the slow-speed corners. The Brackley outfit is struggling through them and the main feature of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve are slow speed corners. This is exactly why a Mercedes expert, as quoted on Twitter, revealed they’re expecting a tough outing.

A senior Mercedes entity claimed the team will face difficulties on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. “Montreal, it’s a very different circuit. There are more low-speed corners, plenty of full throttle on a straight line and we expect more challenges there.” In fact, they expect a greater fight from their rivals Aston Martin and Ferrari, compared to their performances in Spain. “We are prepared for a fight with Ferrari, AM, and maybe Alpine.”

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Mercedes might’ve fended off Ferrari from signing Hamilton but they might be helpless in the race in Canada. Another tough weekend in the ever-growing list since the start of the 2022 season for Mercedes. However, there is a silver lining in this defeat if the team can optimally utilize their time.

Lewis Hamilton and Co are in an interesting position to close the gap, especially by being on the losing side

When we say time, we mean specifically in the wind tunnel. As we all know, the constructors’ champions get the least amount of time in the wind tunnel. Depending on how a team fares at the end of the season, they get more time in the wind tunnel. After finishing third in a decade, 1996 world champion Damon Hill believes Mercedes should make every second count to catch Red Bull.

“The better Mercedes do the less scope they’ve got for the following year. So you’ve got Aston Martin who are benefitting if you like from a poor performance relatively from last year. The glass ceiling is much higher for them,” said Hill.

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Perhaps not the most ideal way to catch up to the competition. However, beggars can’t be choosers and Mercedes seems more than likely to finish behind Red Bull yet again. It will be interesting to see if the team back in Brackley finally benefit from this extra time in the wind tunnel after scrapping the flawed W13 concept.