Mercedes’ Unsung Hero’s Late Night Grind Hailed for Setting Up Lewis Hamilton for a Miraculous Podium on Home Soil

In conjunction with the efforts F1 drivers make to do well on the track, we frequently oversee the efforts made behind the scenes. And precisely, this has been happening in the Mercedes camp where a promise once made has been kept, and it is giving high-yielding results. As earlier it was Lewis Hamilton who had praised the work of the Silver Arrow’s unsung hero, and now it’s the team’s technical director that has hailed the hard grind of that “unsung hero” that had prepared the Mercedes’ ace for a miracle podium finish on home soil.

While lagging behind at P17 and P18 during the British GP qualifying sessions, Mick Schumacher and colleagues perfected setting up the car by putting more effort into the simulator side, which ultimately lead both the Mercedes pilot to end the qualifying getting a substantial P6 and P7. On social media, Mick Schumacher himself gave a thumbs up for the late-night work being a success.

Schumacher’s efforts and a pinch of luck (Safety Car) for Lewis Hamilton were crucial for enabling the Briton to win his 14th podium at the Silverstone racetrack. James Allison, the team’s technical director, confirmed this information on Mercedes’s official YouTube account.

“Mercedes credits Mick Schumacher’s late-night simulator work for saving their qualifying session at the British GP. Schumacher and the team’s engineers made crucial adjustments without altering the car’s setup, resulting in a significant improvement in their one-lap pace. George Russell started P6 and Lewis Hamilton P7, avoiding a disastrous starting position. Mercedes’ technical director, James Allison, commended the brilliant overnight efforts that set them up for a successful race on Sunday.”

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Although this ain’t the first time any member of Mercedes has hailed Mick Schumacher’s Simulator work. As earlier, it was Sir Lewis Hamilton himself who credited a big portion of Mercedes’s success during the Spanish GP to Mick Schumacher.

Why did Mick Schumacher receive high accolades from Lewis Hamilton and George Russell following the Spanish GP?

Mercedes upgraded in the Monaco Grand Prix, although the team’s real triumph didn’t come until the Spanish Grand Prix when the results did meet the Silver Arrows’ expectations. Mercedes claimed a double podium finish at Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya. subsequently, both the Mercedes primary driver, Lewis Hamilton, and George Russell himself showed their appreciation for Mick Schumacher for his efforts by putting in a lot of Friday’s night work.

Initially, Hamilton said, “It was very hard to drive, very unpredictable. And then we did some great work overnight. We’ve got a great team, with Mick back in the simulator on Friday night, and he did some great work, which helped us get on the right track on Saturday.”

Later, Russell agreed and added to it, “The team’s done a really, really great job. The work that Mick and the simulator team are doing overnight, they were there well past midnight to help us with the set-up and get it in a good window for the race today.”

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With a lot of experience under his belt, Mick Schumacher certainly has played a significant role for Mercedes. Having said that, do you think the German driver can aid Hamilton and co. to its first win of the season?