Mercedes F1 team, including Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, and Toto Wolff, express concerns about the car's performance in high-speed corners after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah. Hamilton finished P9 and emphasizes the need for significant changes. The team acknowledges the need for analysis and improvement following the race weekend. George Russell highlights the team's slowing pace as a key issue that requires understanding. Mercedes faces a 'fundamental' problem with the car's speed in high-speed corners.
🗣️ "We believe that the speed should be there" Mercedes is facing a "fundamental" issue with its #F1 car in high-speed corners⬇️ https://t.co/wyXBjKNIOg
"That hasn't been our competitors getting faster; that's been us getting slower. So, we need to understand why that is" 💬 Mercedes is in a bit of a pickle, as George Russell explained following the #SaudiArabiaGP ⤵️ #F1 https://t.co/l6Jw4wn7Dz
💬 "There is so much learning we can take from these first two race weekends. We need to get our heads down to analyse, understand and improve." Hear more from Toto, George, Lewis and Shov after today's #SaudiArabianGP in Jeddah 👇
"A big thank-you to everyone in the team for their hard efforts – it has been a busy three weeks in the Middle East. We have made a positive start and are already focusing on the next race." Hear more from Mike Krack, @lance_stroll and @alo_oficial in The Debrief by @aramco.
🎙 "In the high speed we are miles off, it's like we were in a different category" Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes need to make "big changes" after securing P9 in Jeddah 👇 https://t.co/yICgufH4hS