Not quite the performance Mercedes had hoped for in practice on Friday. FrenchGP 🇫🇷 F1
“Today we were fourth and fifth,” he said. “So that’s kind of the reason we’ll be fighting for [a podium]. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t be on the podium, I think we can still be up there. Just still not as quick as those front guys and a bit further back than we were the last race.”concurred and said even with the upgrades, the “whole grid just moves forward” at an equal rate.
“I need to look over the data,” he replied when asked if the upgrades had worked. “We think so but everybody keeps on improving the car, keeps on bringing updates and the whole grid just moves forward. “So even though we’re finding time, our rivals are also finding time so it’s sometimes not quite as simple to see it on the lap chart.”“Outside shots is probably the way to put it,” the 24-year-old said. “We’re probably a little bit further off the pace today than we would have hoped but work to do tonight and back at the factories but never say never.”
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