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Lewis Hamilton reckons Mercedes is “a lot closer” to fighting back at the front of the Formula 1 pack after Friday practice at Imola. Mercedes introduced revisions to the floor of the W15 machine for this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, the second stage of an upgrade package introduced at the last round in Miami. […]
Mercedes has introduced revisions to the floor of the W15 machine for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which is part of an ongoing upgrade package started in Miami. Hamilton is showing promising performance in Italy, having posted the fourth fastest time in FP2, just behind Charles Leclerc. Despite this improvement, other teams like McLaren and Ferrari are also strong contenders. Hamilton remains cautious, stating that they are not getting carried away and will assess performance on Saturday. Mercedes recognizes the work put in by the team in Brackley and hopes for progressive improvement throughout the season. Trackside Engineering Director Andre Shovlin emphasized the need to close the performance gap and work on both single lap and long-run speed.
