A Formula 1 car is constantly being developed further over the course of the season. With the knowledge that teams win on a race weekend, they optimize their cars for better performance. Mercedes is doing a great job, as evidenced by their seven world championships, and Lewis Hamilton led fans through some of the changes he can feel after optimizing his car.
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Hamilton explains the development and how an F1 car changes
The seven-time world champion said: “When you come out on the track for the first time, it’s really difficult to really feel the car differently because in the end you just get faster. So you get an upgrade and, for example, have a few points more front downforce. “
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“It could almost be like adding a front wing. It can be camouflaged in the scales. The areas that you often notice are when the stern is more stable. So when you’re getting more downforce at the stern, this is often the area you may notice the most.
“And most of the time you get an upgrade to a different route. It’s hard to immediately sense that something has been added to the car. “
He continued, “So it’s not always easy to feel it, but there is a lot of work behind it, so much detail, so much design and the build process, it all depends on how big an upgrade is.”
“Maybe you get upgrades that take a tenth of a second, sometimes it’s a few tenths of a second.”
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Can Lewis get another victory for the Silver Arrows?
After a controversial win at his home in Silverstone, Hamilton is now looking forward to the upcoming Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend. The number 44 is aware that his arch-rival Max Verstappen wants to rehabilitate himself with the checkered flag.
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Formula 1 F1 – Great Britain Grand Prix – Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain – July 17, 2021 Mercedes’s Lewis Hamilton in Sprint Qualifying REUTERS / Andrew Couldridge
However, the 36-year-old trusts his colleagues from Brackley, who are upgrading the W12 so that he can keep the Red Bull in the rearview mirror. Lewis also has a great record on the Hungaroring; he has won eight races on the track.
Do you think Hamilton can take another victory for the Silver Arrows and regain the lead in the title race? Let us know your predictions in the comments below.
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