Mercedes fears Ferrari: “They must be taken very seriously, they have made a huge step forward”

Watch out for Ferrari Bradley Lord, deputy team principal of Mercedes, doesn’t trust Ferrari despite their substantial domination of this first part of the championship: “They’ve made a huge step forward. We probably didn’t see the best of their engine in Austria, due to the temperature and the altitude.” However, the misstep by Hamilton and Leclerc at the Red Bull Ring does not make Mercedes sleep peacefully: “For us it is clear that they have made a good step forward with their first updated power unit. We must take them very seriously and continue to take care of every detail.” Mercedes evo package after the summer And so Mercedes is already planning new parts to be mounted on the W17s of world championship leader Antonelli and Russell: “We brought our biggest update package to Canada, then we had some smaller developments here, we will have some in Spa, Hungary. After the summer break we will have the next big update. We continue to work hard”, concluded Lord.

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2026-07-05 05:00:00