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Lewis Hamilton described Mercedes’ new floor at Austin as one of its first Formula 1 upgrades he could actually ‘feel’ over the last two years. Given the significance of this change for 2024 development, that’s encouraging
Lewis Hamilton described the new Mercedes Formula 1 car floor introduced for the United States Grand Prix as one of the first upgrades that he has actually felt in the past two years. This comment is significant because it suggests that Hamilton believes the team is heading in the right direction not just with development for the current year, but more importantly for next year’s car. The floor upgrade includes modifications to improve load distribution and generate more rear downforce. Hamilton qualified third, just 0.139s off the pole time. He praised the team’s hard work and the improvements made to the car. Both Hamilton and his teammate George Russell felt the performance improvements from the upgrade, showing their approval. Hamilton believes that Mercedes can make the gains needed to be super-competitive next year. This upgrade has delivered as expected, proving that reality is correlating well with the team’s expectations.
Source: The Race
