The team mercedes released a letter to his fans to apologize for the lack of performance of the W14 in the Bahrain Grand Prixin which Lewis Hamilton there george russell finished more than 50 seconds from the winner, Max Verstappen nearly 15 of Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso.
In the press release, the German team admits that seeing that its new car is far from fighting for the top positions is “sore” for the team: “bahrain injured. It pained each of us to go into each season with the determination to fight for the world championships. The team as a whole was hurt after putting so much effort into a car that didn’t live up to our expectations.”
They ask for calm
In addition to apologizing, the German team are asking their fans for peace of mind to turn the situation around. In the letter, they assure that they need calm to approach a return which they are already working on.
“We’re not going to panic or react in haste. Under such intense lighting as the Formula 1, people are quick to point fingers or look for scapegoats. But you know us better than that,” they say of Mercedes.
They demand unity
After the failure in Bahrain, several team heavyweights stressed that the team was united in finding solutions to the car’s lack of performance. In fact, after Lewis Hamilton’s criticism of Mercedes, It’s Wolf He replied that everyone in Brackley rows in the same direction. Today in the letter the same idea is emphasized.
“We will hold our heads up high and take this journey one step at a time, together. We are Mercedes. We know the standards we aspire to, and no one flinches when we look at the mountain we have to climb. We are already working to change course,” they indicate it in the statement.
“These are the times when character is forged; the times when a team becomes greater than the sum of its parts, tackling tough problems and overcoming them. We are together through thick and thin: from Toto, Lewis and George, to every woman and man in the Brackley and Brixworth factories, and we love the challenge.
The statement comes after Toto Wolff himself questioned Mercedes’ “zero pontoon” concept in Bahrain and hinted that they appreciated the option of copying the model from Red Bull, Aston Martin there Ferrari.