Wolff was gotten some information about Mercedes’ choice not to spare any new ‘delicate’ tires for the race, to give them the most ideal shot in case of a security car, and whether that had affected the choice not to pit Hamilton.
He forgot about it as “a detail”, and swung rather to a significantly greater worry at Mercedes – that of Ferrari’s progression forward in execution.
Silverstone has been something of an intruder track for the red cars as of late, and Mercedes, with a car that exceeds expectations in the kind of long-span medium-and fast corners that proliferate there, were relied upon to overwhelm once more.
Rather, it was extraordinarily close. Hundredths of a second isolated the cars all end of the week, and once Hamilton had messed up the begin, triumph was continually going to be troublesome, Raikkonen impact or not. Ferrari have exceeded expectations at begins for some time, yet there is something different consuming Mercedes, also.
Every one of the cars with Ferrari motors have made an undeniable advance forward in late races. Sister groups Haas and Sauber have turned out to be more aggressive contrasted with their adversaries, yet the holes amongst them and the works cars have stayed pretty much the same.
The conspicuous conclusion is that Ferrari have made a stage forward on the motor – and Mercedes trust it is currently more great than theirs. In the event that that is valid, and there is no motivation to believe it’s not, that makes it the first run through since the beginning of the crossover time in F1 in 2014 that Mercedes don’t have a motor favorable position. Coming up not long from now are two circuits where Mercedes themselves hope to battle, just like the standard pattern – Hungary toward the finish of July and Singapore in mid-September. Between them are Spa and Monza – control tracks. Vettel said: “I like this race. Everyone loves this track and it is not our home ground, but it was great to see after so many years where we were weak here and Mercedes were so strong that we were able to take their magic away and have a fight on an equal level. Of course, the start was crucial but also the safety car and we had to fight for it. It was very satisfying.”
The British heatwave may well have been a factor at Silverstone – the Mercedes has a tendency to incline toward cooler conditions – however that is simply one more manner by which Ferrari have scored focuses they won’t not have anticipated that would.
Vettel has now won twice at tracks that were thought to support Mercedes – Canada and Britain. Also, Mercedes lost a win in Austria a weekend ago, another of ‘their’ circuits, through group mistakes and unwavering quality issues.
