“It looked like they were trying to go low drag to maybe make up for a deficit, or run that compromise. It certainly helped them in some areas but hurt them in others.
“Ideally, you want to run max downforce everywhere and have the power to be able to cope with it. But yeah, I obviously have faith that they’ll [Mercedes will] find a way to keep fighting and squeezing a bit more out of it. Let’s say, in this situation, there are no better hands I would rather it be in.”
He added: “Look, if in two races time we’re flying for top five then okay, we’ll take it and that’s a bonus. But I think mentally [it’s important] to remain calm, chill, level-headed and sensitive.
“You need to realize that we’re not looking for three, four tenths – it’s over a second if we want to fight for wins. I doubt it’s going to come overnight. So we have to just be patient and I think, for the wellness of the team, it’s important to do that. It’s too early to cause a ruckus.”
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