Formula 1 | Mercedes: race pace was lacking in Baku

GP Azerbaijan - The Mercedes it certainly cannot be satisfied with the result in Baku. Hamilton e Russell they ended a difficult weekend in sixth and eighth place, a symptom of a lack of race pace performance on the part of W14, which should undergo profound changes starting from Imola, so only the stage remains Miami before "overturning" the design of this season's single-seater. The seven-time world champion complained about how short the DRS zone was at the finish line, while the young Englishman became confused after the Car Safety.

“We will never be happy with a sixth and eighth place – admitted Andrew Shovlin, Mercedes' director of track engineering. The car wasn't fast in the race and neither driver had much luck: Lewis did a great lap at the start, putting pressure on Alonso at the end of the stint, so we came back to protect the position. Unfortunately, however, on the following lap the Safety Car came in, so he gained a lot of ground, but then he did well on the restart but was unable to overtake Sainz."

“George did well at the start, he overtook some key cars at the start and stopped under the Safety Car, but then he struggled, losing a couple of positions, and just like Lewis he was unable to pass other cars despite the better pace , so we stopped him to get the additional fastest lap point, a small consolation. We won't have to wait long to have a car with more performance, in the meantime we need to focus on collecting as many points as possible. We hope that the W14 can adapt better to the Miami track."