Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have only collected 64 points between them for Mercedes thus far this season, but Toto Wolff is certain they will turn things around.
After a dismal start for both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, Toto Wolff is optimistic that Mercedes will get better as the season progresses and has praised the team’s behind-the-scenes work.
Russell is ahead of Hamilton by 10 points in seventh place in the Drivers’ Standings, with Hamilton having only accrued 27 points from the first six races. Actually, Mercedes is currently in fourth place in the Constructor Standings, a massive 60 points behind McLaren in third place and far behind Ferrari and Red Bull.
Wolff doesn’t anticipate noticeable improvement happening right away, but he is confident Mercedes will improve and begin to show better performances. In his opinion, Mercedes needs to be patient if they want to turn things around this season.
According to Motorsportweek.com, Wolff stated, “I think we understand much more what is needed to get the car in a better place because it’s so clear now what it does and why we struggle and where we struggle.”
“In Formula 1, we’re completely focused on producing the rhythms and accelerating development. Production operations are running nonstop, and the design office is fully committed. The others have been performing admirably.
In order to add items to the automobile that we think will be extremely beneficial, all of the factories are essentially operating at sixth gear. You really can’t rush what they’re bringing to the car because you have to reach a certain point before you can declare it ready for manufacturing to begin. And they must be sorted after that phase arrives, if it has arrived at all. In other words, several weeks will pass.”
Hamilton’s greatest performance of the season came last weekend when he finished sixth in the Miami Grand Prix. Hamilton is expected to depart Mercedes and join Ferrari before 2025. But having not won a race since October 2021, he said after the race that he had “had enough” of his lack of success.
He said, “It’s been tough,” to CBS. Naturally, our purpose is to succeed, and when that doesn’t happen, you have to change your viewpoint. And all that’s been involved is improvement and chase. It has to do with uniting.
“What changes can we make? How can we regroup, get everyone out, and get back to where we want to be? Actually, I had a great time throughout the encounter. But after three years, we decide to return to our proper place because we’ve had enough of this.
