Lewis Hamilton sends urgent warning to Mercedes engineers with 'trust forever' message
Lewis Hamilton said Mercedes "can't always count" on ruggedness as its greatest strength in a plea for improved performance. The Silver Arrows aren't quite in contention for the Formula 1 title this season, but they have been consistent in finishing races and have recorded just one retirement in 26 race starts combined so far. present.
George Russell was involved in an early crash at the British Grand Prix, while teammate Hamilton has completed all 13 races on the calendar so far. That being said, results were poor after Mercedes suffered setbacks in adapting to new F1 regulations.
Nearly every manufacturer has struggled with ground effect and porpoising this season, but Mercedes' struggles have been among the worst. Red Bull and Ferrari have at times edged out their other 'Big Three' rivals, leading Hamilton to suggest it's up to the engineers to turn the tide.
"It's been a really tough year," said the 37-year-old. "I would say similar to the year we had in 2009 with the car that we got to the factory in February and they said the car looked good and then we got to the first test and we were like "woah".
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"As a team we've been through a similar process of trying to take some things out, rebuild, regroup and maneuver this car into a better place and we've had really nice consistency in the last few races , which was great.
"We're still lacking in performance, which is the hardest thing because I think there's potential in this car, but we had to cut it down to keep it from bouncing, but we had a very good reliability. We won't be able to count on reliability forever being the thing that keeps us on the podium, so we really need performance."
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Lewis Hamilton said Mercedes "can't always count" on ruggedness as its greatest strength in a plea for improved performance. The Silver Arrows aren't quite in contention for the Formula 1 title this season, but they have been consistent in finishing races and have recorded just one retirement in 26 race starts combined so far. present.
George Russell was involved in an early crash at the British Grand Prix, while teammate Hamilton has completed all 13 races on the calendar so far. That being said, results were poor after Mercedes suffered setbacks in adapting to new F1 regulations.
Nearly every manufacturer has struggled with ground effect and porpoising this season, but Mercedes' struggles have been among the worst. Red Bull and Ferrari have at times edged out their other 'Big Three' rivals, leading Hamilton to suggest it's up to the engineers to turn the tide.
"It's been a really tough year," said the 37-year-old. "I would say similar to the year we had in 2009 with the car that we got to the factory in February and they said the car looked good and then we got to the first test and we were like "woah".
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"As a team we've been through a similar process of trying to take some things out, rebuild, regroup and maneuver this car into a better place and we've had really nice consistency in the last few races , which was great.
"We're still lacking in performance, which is the hardest thing because I think there's potential in this car, but we had to cut it down to keep it from bouncing, but we had a very good reliability. We won't be able to count on reliability forever being the thing that keeps us on the podium, so we really need performance."
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