The second practice session is done and dusted in the buildup to the Austrian Grand Prix. It was Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton who saw himself on top of the timesheet, while teammate Valtteri Bottas was down in second.

However, in FP1 they seemed to have struggled as Hamilton was in seventh, and Bottas was up in fourth. However, Team Principal Toto Wolff can give some breathing space to his drivers, as he stated that there are upgrades coming for the British Grand Prix.

Wolff confirms development is coming to Mercedes at Silverstone

Being asked after FP2 about the possibility of upgrades and how the wind tunnel has helped, Wolff replied, “Well, no the wind tunnel doesn’t work anymore on this year’s car. It’s basically understanding some of the floor that we can still look at.”

“There is not going to big parts changes. There is one development that is going to come onto the car in Silverstone, that has been down the sleeve for a long time,” Wolff concluded.

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Can the Silver Arrows bounce back in Austria?

The Brackley-based squad hasn’t won a Grand Prix since Monaco, and have lost the lead to rivals, Red Bull in the title race. They go again this weekend at the same venue as last week, where they were dominated by the pace of Max Verstappen.

However, they seemed to have learned from their mistakes, from the Styrian Grand Prix, as they topped the timesheet in FP2. But they should be alert as Verstappen was in third place.

Hamilton and Bottas are hoping to carry this performance into the third and final practice session of the weekend, and hope for a stellar performance in qualifying as well.

A win in Austria might get their hopes and with upgrades coming to Silverstone, as suggested by Toto. The Silver Arrows can look to put on an intense fight with Red Bull, and claim the top spot in the Constructors’ Championship.

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