Mercedes boss Toto Wolff acknowledged that the updates have had an effect on the W13 during the British GP, but prefers to keep his feet on the ground for Austria
Mercedes seems to have confirmed its good pace from Canada in England. It was another positive race for Lewis Hamilton's W13, which earned another podium in the season - and minimized the problems, since George Russell had to retire. In addition to the good result, the seven-time champion had good disputes on the track, matching the performance of Red Bull and Ferrari. But Toto Wolff asked for calm.
The German boss believes that the next round, the Austrian GP, could be more complicated for the team. Home of the Taurinos, it is a circuit where Max Verstappen won handily last year.
"We were able to see some light at the end of the tunnel in Barcelona, then we struggled at three street circuits, so I don't want to praise us too much or be too pessimistic, I'd rather be cautious. We still had our problem with car height on all three days," Wolff explained.
"But we showed strong pace this weekend, which is pleasing, and our upgrades obviously worked well.There will be some corners in Austria where our car hasn't handled well in the past, but that's a constant learning process for us. It's going to be very difficult to win this year, but we just have to get the car's performance right," he added.
Also after the race at Silverstone, Andrew Shovlin, director of engineering, talked about the improvement of the silver car. He is in agreement with Toto's opinion: the updates showed a big improvement.
"This update was the first from the line we started developing in Barcelona," Shovlin explained, pointing out that the main aerodynamic changes were concentrated on the car's floor.
"In terms of concept, we've changed the car quite a bit from the start, even though by far it's quite similar to what we had in the first round. But it's a very different beast now," he assured when asked by the British magazine Autosport.