Mercedes F1 chief makes SHOCKING W14 upgrade admission

Shovlin tijdens persconferentie in Monaco — Photo: © LAT Images

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Mercedes chief makes SHOCKING W14 upgrade admission

Mercedes introduced their new upgrade package at the Monaco Grand Prix and are hoping this will help them close up to Red Bull

Harry Smith

Wednesday 31 May 2023 12:27

Mercedes' head of trackside engineering, Andrew Shovlin, has admitted that the team's recent upgrade package is 'probably not gonna be enough' to get the team winning races again.

The team introduced their new upgrade package at the Monaco Grand Prix, but the true nature of the performance gains are yet to be seen.

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The Spanish Grand Prix should be a better representation of the steps forward the team have taken given the wealth of track data available to all teams following years of pre-season testing at the circuit.

Mercedes recorded P4 and P5 finishes on the streets of Monaco and closed the gap to Aston Martin to just a single point as they hunt down P2 in the constructor standings.

Mercedes tempering expectations

Speaking on the F1 Nation podcast about Hamilton's feedback and the upgrades, Shovlin explained: "He's said some good things about the car this weekend.

"He said it feels decent on the brakes and he's got confidence.

"We're a bit disappointed with qualifying. We could've put a bit better showing in if we'd got everything right in Q3."