Mercedes hopes to take the first step forward at Imola

the team Mercedes They are working to get back into rhythm to be in the title fight against Red Bull, and they are hoping to make a huge jump in performance with improvements in Imola. These improvements have already been programmed for months, and they expect a significant impact after several months of testing in the simulator.

The moment Mercedes realized they were not going to fight for the title

And it is that since the beginning of the season, during pre-season tests, the Silver Arrows have realized, this year, Red Bull It was much better, and they had to work hard to chase them down.

It was then that they began to devise modifications, taking into account the aerodynamic process and how it would affect the pilots’ handling. Andrew Shovlin, an engineer at Mercedes, spoke about the moment they decided to make a change and his expectations for the wide range of improvements that will be introduced at Imola.

“If we go back to testing and racing in Bahrain, We realized that we did not have a car that would allow us to fight for the world championship. If we continue in the same direction of development, we will not end up in a position where we can challenge Red Bull.”Chauvin mentioned.

“At that time we made some decisions about how to develop the car.How do aerodynamics work and how do we shape the characteristics of the car “Follow Andrew. “Basically what it’s like in terms of dealing with the drivers. What we will move to the Imola track is the first step in this work“.

The reason this will be introduced in race six, roughly two months into pre-season testing, is due to the time it takes for the simulator to prepare these updates. “It takes a long time to develop a wind tunnel and you can’t do these things overnight”.

At Imola, Mercedes will take its first big step forward

And is that those from Brackley are preparing an impressive package of improvements for their first Grand Prix in Italy, with which they hope to take a step in the right direction. However, his goal is not just to improve on his era, but to improve the future and the ability to further develop this single-seater line.

“The Imola package is the first step in this direction. We hope to provide further updates throughout the year, hopefully faster, hopefully improve in terms of qualifying and race pace.”commented one from Mercedes.

However, the key is that Not only do we want to reduce the cycle time, but we want to move in a different direction of development. We believe that in the long term we will have a better chance of fighting for winning races and the world championship.Andrew Shovlin said to finish his words.