The great absentee from the 2022 world fight is Mercedes. Ferrari e Red Bull have immediately found the performance while the W13 has not passed the initial phase of this season, trudging race after race. <strong>The Eurobursar</strong> Brackley he wants to be able to fight for a win again, as at the moment he has only been able to get on the podium 3 times, but with no win. However he did it on occasions when either Ferrari or Red Bull were left without one, if not two cars at the same time. So how much truth is there in this recovery?
Barcelona has rekindled the enthusiasm
The podium conquered by Russell it certainly came with merit and honor. The British driver, who blossomed in karting, has shown his crystalline talent and the necessary stuff to question himself and disturb those who are fighting for the world championship. It's not long before the young talent who grew up in the Mercedes nursery can aspire to a world championship, which instead, Lewis Hamilton – who has 7 titles – sees further.
The W13, disappointing at the time, showed a marked improvement in Barcelona, allowing Lewis Hamilton to rebound in a sensational comeback up to fifth position, after being hit by Kevin Magnussen during the first round. The updates introduced by the team of Brackley they met expectations and put the team in a position to be able to obtain a good placement, confirming themselves at the moment undisputed third force.
Mercedes the surprise of the weekend?
Everyone wonders if what we saw in Barcelona is indicative of what we will see in Barcelona Montecarlo. "Monaco is a unique track of its kind e incredibly challenging which requires considerable mental effort. I believe that runway characteristics are not so favorable to us because this season, as happened in Barcelona, in the slow stretches our car is not so performing. However, we will take advantage of the opportunities that arise because anything can happen in Montecarlo“, reported the Team Principal of Mercedes Toto wolff on the official website of the star team.
“In Spain we finally made a breakthrough. We fixed the porpoising and now we can focus on the development. There has always been optimism though, because we believed that sooner or later we would find the performance. It is inspirational and I am grateful to the team” he said at the press conference George Russell.
Important, however, from here, it will be no more drop in performance. How long Monaco is not really indicative of the values in the field, doing well here would be further proof of Mercedes' ability to continue believing in the W13 project, rather than shelving it. “The race pace in Spain surprised us, even if perhaps Ferrari had a little more – he said Lewis Hamilton of press conference pre weekend. “We don't understand why it was so good. I hope there will be no ups and downs from now on during the season”.
Mercedes could be the surprise of the weekend? Not so much, according to Lewis:“We surprise in Monaco like Ferrari in 2021? I hope so, but we are not very fast in slow. "
Munich is brutal
George Russell he then talked about how much it is challenging this race weekend. "To the simulator for Munich my heart beat faster than what happens in the real car on other tracks. This gives an idea of how brutal Monte Carlo is. "
Difficulties which, in the opinion of all the drivers, will be accentuated by the first approach of the 2022 single-seaters on a demanding track such as Monte Carlo. “Going over the curbs could be physically more difficult here this year. Visibility with these wheels will also be more critical, as well as braking, with these cars that are heavier" said the pilot ofAlpine Stephen Ocon.
“It is a track full of challenges. It's not over until you get to the finish line. Those little mistakes that are cheap elsewhere can make a huge difference here. All the drivers think they can make the difference in Q3. That's why we love this placehe said instead Sergio Perez.