Mercedes F1 Targets Revival with Monaco, Canada Upgrades

Mercedes F1 aims to reclaim top standings with crucial upgrades to their W15 for Monaco and Canada, says Technical Director James Allison.

Mercedes F1 is determined to climb back to the top of the standings, with upgrades to their W15 to aid in this effort. Technical director James Allison explains the gains made by the new parts installed on the car at Imola.

“I would say yes. This weekend’s updates were the second part of a first phase introduced at the previous race, and we completed this stage at Imola,” Allison stated.

“It’s always challenging to judge because you’re comparing how your equipment performs in a constantly evolving field. Many other teams have introduced new kits, with Ferrari bringing their update to Imola and McLaren introducing a slew of new parts for the previous race.”

“You measure what you can on your car, but ultimately, the real indicator of your upgrades’ effectiveness is whether you’ve made progress. That’s the aim of improvements—do they significantly move you up the grid? Based on the race pace we observed at Imola, I would say we’ve made a small step forward.”

“We are now a few tenths of a second closer to the front than at the beginning of the year, and at Imola, we closed the gap by one or two tenths. We’re quite pleased with that.”

Allison confirms that more updates will arrive in the next two races: “The factory is really at full throttle right now, and the reason the upgrade package came in two parts is that it was initially supposed to come all at once, but we advanced what we could to get it out a bit faster.”

“We want to maintain this momentum. We have more aerodynamic parts coming to Monaco, Canada, and the races following. We will continue to work at the factory to design, manufacture, and install them on the car, and hopefully, carve our way back to the top.”

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