F1 | Mercedes, Wolff: “Red Bull and Ferrari are superior, we are lucky”

The Malaysian one was for the Mercedes a weekend in chiaroscuro: although the Silver Arrows managed to extend their lead in both the drivers' and constructors' championships, the level of competitiveness shown in Sepang caused more than a few concerns. Toto wolff, Mercedes boss, took stock of this Malaysian GP, ​​which ended with 2nd place for Hamilton and 5th for Bottas: “After a few laps it was clear that Red Bull and Ferrari had a car Ibetter than ours today – admitted the Austrian manager – but we still managed to collect a good number of points and increase our lead in both championships. After a weekend in which we lacked a huge amount of performance, we could never have imagined achieving a good result. We leave Malaysia with many question marks: in the next few days we will have to find the answers, to ensure we continue to progress and compete in the top positions in this final part of the championship".

In Japan, Wolff promises, we will see another Mercedes: "We can't be distracted by the fact that we got lucky this weekend. Lewis did a great job today, while Valtteri struggled to find his pace. We know that the final gap does not reflect his true level of performance: it will be a priority for us to put two equally competitive single-seaters on the track in Sukuza".

Federico Martino