Mercedes turning F1 automotive and works 'upside down' in pace push

Mercedes says it's turning its Formula one automotive and engine factories "upside down" within the bid to stay adding performance in its fight against Ferrari.

With Lewis Hamilton recently increasing his world championship lead despite Ferrari presently having a quicker automotive, his Mercedes bosses ar absolutely aware that the team still must improve.

Ahead of next weekend's Singapore Grand Prix, an occasion wherever Mercedes has struggled for pace within the past, the team has secure to boost its game.

"We can provides it everything in Singapore and every one of the remaining races," same Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff.

"We can flip the total factories in Brixworth and Brackley the other way up to extract performance, and attend Singapore with the aim of doing the most effective.

"Whether that's adequate to win the race or not i do not apprehend nonetheless, however future seven races ar getting to be most attack."

Mercedes accomplished an excellent win in European nation last weekend, once Hamilton was helped by a slip-up from Sebastian Vettel and blistering tyres on Kimi Raikkonen's automotive.

Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas believes the 2 high groups stay closely matched, and tyre usage is that the key someone.

"It isn't abundant [between Mercedes and Ferrari]," same Bottas.



"I assume they need a bit bit additional power, additional straightline speed, and within the corners the distinction is tokenish.

"It depends on the corners, it depends on that team gets the tyres operating higher.

"In Spa, we have a tendency to were blistering the tyres, [in Monza] Ferrari was and that we weren't.

"It is incredibly shut - there's not abundant within the cars, therefore it undoubtedly are attention-grabbing seeing in Singapore if we've created enhancements for that sort of track.

"But i feel all the tracks developing it extremely depends however sensible the upgrades we have a tendency to ar delivery ar planning to be, and that upgrade they're planning to bring. Any tiny gain goes to be a giant profit."

Bottas continues to be however to win a race in 2018, a data point he conceded was "amazing", however doesn't assume he can got to wait till the title battle is over before being allowed to fight for victories.

"It's quite unsatisfactory and superb that i have never won a race this year," he said.

"It's been quite shut over and over, particularly within the 1st third of the season. i actually need to win races, that is why i am here.

"I do not assume the sole means successive few races is that Lewis is secure within the title [battle].

"If I even have sensible pace, an honest qualifying, i am sturdy within the race, i feel I will undoubtedly win, except for certain it is a bit additional straightforward if Lewis secures the title."