2024 Mercedes-AMG | Petronas F1 Team

[AR3-GP]

Lewis had damage to his floor and Russell felr he needed for high speed grip to go faster and they will be making changes overnight according to Shovlin

They can only make changes after the sprint tomorrow.

[Luscion]

Lewis had damage to his floor and Russell felr he needed for high speed grip to go faster and they will be making changes overnight according to Shovlin

They can only make changes after the sprint tomorrow.

I'm sure shovlin just means changes they're allowed to make under parc ferme

[214270]

How did HAM use his allocation - 1 new M tyre used for both runs in Q1 & same again for Q2? Will he have to run the Sprint with 1 of those used sets?

[Luscion]

How did HAM use his allocation - 1 new M tyre used for both runs in Q1 & same again for Q2? Will he have to run the Sprint with 1 of those used sets?

Lewis and Russell have two new mediums, Lewis has an extra new softs compared to everyone else in the top four teams because he only did runs on the hard tire in FP1

[Luscion]

P6 not so bad if he had that much loss of pace

source - https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/for ... int-quali/

[Formula 1 fan]

Did Mercedes repair the damage to the car?

[organic]

Did Mercedes repair the damage to the car?

They're allowed to replace hamilton's car with a floor of the same spec ahead of the sprint race

[Formula 1 fan]

Did Mercedes repair the damage to the car?

They're allowed to replace hamilton's car with a floor of the same spec ahead of the sprint race

Okay, thank you for information.

[DGP123]

Decent pace, and not a huge gap to McL, but still a general meh feeling about the performance.

[justin2102]

Let's hope the setup changes are going to get us closer to the front George's pace relative to Lando wasn't too bad

[Emag]

Let's hope the setup changes are going to get us closer to the front George's pace relative to Lando wasn't too bad

*Oscar

Lando was stuck behind him after botching up his battle with Max.

[214270]

Decent pace, and not a huge gap to McL, but still a general meh feeling about the performance.

8.3s back from the winner over 23 laps is 3 & a half tenths in deficit per lap. They (VER compared to RUS) both did a bit of battling, and ran in free air for the most part - no weather factor, no pit stops.

Progress is being made but where it matters (race pace), Merc have a ways to go.

Edit: To the leading McL it’s 0.16s/lap slower.

[mkay]

Decent pace, and not a huge gap to McL, but still a general meh feeling about the performance.

8.3s back from the winner over 23 laps is 3 & a half tenths in deficit per lap. They (VER compared to RUS) both did a bit of battling, and ran in free air for the most part - no weather factor, no pit stops.

Progress is being made but where it matters (race pace), Merc have a ways to go.

So did RUS, though. He spent a long time behind SAI.

I do agree, however, that the gap is about 3-4 tenths/lap even in race pace, particularly when you look at the delta when both drivers were in free air at the end. Max was lapping in high 1:09s, Russell was in low 1:10s.

One caveat, the Sprint was the warmest session of the weekend (30C air, 45C track). It will be slightly cooler for qualifying and likely cooler for the race as well. This should help Mercs manage their rear tyre temps.

[PlatinumZealot]

This car will be battling for 4th to 5th place again. The gap is too big to the front two teams and Ferrari is a threat.

[Dunlay]

Seems like Lewis' struggles are back! He is overdriving the car with little success.