Mercedes have introduced a number of new upgrades for this weekend in Miami.
The first part of Mercedes ’ significant upgrade package has been introduced at this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix.Listed in the FIA document as “changes to the floor roof volume and floor edge detail” Mercedes are hopeful their new floor increases more load but also to improve airflow to the rear of the car.’s P5 in Bahrain their best result so far.
Trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin is hopeful the addition of the floor gives the team a notable step in terms of improving the car’s handling. "But we've done a good job to pull it forward and managed to get two here. We've got one on each car, which is a reasonable step. We've had the same car since the start of the season more or less, so it's good that we can start to bring some more performance.
"We are just behind on development, which is one of the areas we need to improve. But also just getting the car to be a bit more versatile across a range of tracks will be a very important focus for us."Giving his view on the upgrades, Sky Sports’ Ted Kravitz commented:"We do have some more upgrades on the W15.
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