Toto Wolff: The Problem of Ferrari is the Key to the Success of Mercedes
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff revealed the secrets of his team dominating the race at the Spanish GP on Sunday (12/5). Two Mercedes drivers returned to finish the race in the first and second positions for the fifth time in a row in the Formula One (F1) this season. Lewis Hamilton successfully won the race. He managed to outperform his teammate, Valtteri Bottas, who started the race from pole position.
According to Wolff, the key to the success of his two riders was on the podium because his rival, Ferrari, was busy dealing with speed problems on a straight track. "I think it's more about the direction of development, understanding tires, and how the whole car interacts. We have added performance every weekend and I think this is the main reason, "Wolff said, reported by GP blog.
"They (Ferrari) are just upgrading new machines in this race. But, a straight track is not the only thing you need. You also need a quick lap, "he said. Even so, Wolff was worried about Hamilton and Bottas' impressive performances that created a rivalry to compete in the F1 2019 world title. Both took turns to win the title of the five series that have gone so far.
Bottas won in Australia and Azerbaijan, while Hamilton won in Bahrain, China, and Spain. However, the success of the two drivers actually made Wolff a little nervous because the competition would both damage the focus of the team, namely defeating rivals, Ferrari. Therefore, this Austrian man wanted to find various efforts to prevent this from happening inside or outside the track.
"It doesn't make us comfortable. We fully recognize that there is competition between them and that competition will increase over time. This is something we have to deal with transparently, "Wolff said. While Hamilton said he was not surprised by Bottas' impressive performances this season. He considered the presence of his former engine programmer, Riccardo Musconi, to make Bottas very strong.
Evidently, the Finnish racer was in second place in the temporary driver standings with 105 points or just seven points from Hamilton on it. That achievement clearly made Hamilton very impressed with his colleague. Because Bottas did not get one victory last year.
"This year he has the number two engineer I was promoted to head of the Bottas car engine program. "It was the best thing and he learned a lot from it," Hamilton said. { SOURCE }
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"They (Ferrari) are just upgrading new machines in this race. But, a straight track is not the only thing you need. You also need a quick lap, "he said. Even so, Wolff was worried about Hamilton and Bottas' impressive performances that created a rivalry to compete in the F1 2019 world title. Both took turns to win the title of the five series that have gone so far.
Bottas won in Australia and Azerbaijan, while Hamilton won in Bahrain, China, and Spain. However, the success of the two drivers actually made Wolff a little nervous because the competition would both damage the focus of the team, namely defeating rivals, Ferrari. Therefore, this Austrian man wanted to find various efforts to prevent this from happening inside or outside the track.
"It doesn't make us comfortable. We fully recognize that there is competition between them and that competition will increase over time. This is something we have to deal with transparently, "Wolff said. While Hamilton said he was not surprised by Bottas' impressive performances this season. He considered the presence of his former engine programmer, Riccardo Musconi, to make Bottas very strong.
Evidently, the Finnish racer was in second place in the temporary driver standings with 105 points or just seven points from Hamilton on it. That achievement clearly made Hamilton very impressed with his colleague. Because Bottas did not get one victory last year.
"This year he has the number two engineer I was promoted to head of the Bottas car engine program. "It was the best thing and he learned a lot from it," Hamilton said. { SOURCE }
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