Toto Wolff reveals Mercedes’ ‘challenge’ for Lewis Hamilton’s last five races

Lewis Hamilton has raced for Mercedes since the 2013 F1 season. Over this period, the Briton has won six titles with the team. However, Hamilton will leave the Silver Arrows to join Ferrari at the end of this year.

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Now, Toto Wolff has shed light on the team’s challenge for the final leg of the season. The seven-time world champion had a disastrous outing at the US GP and was forced to retire the car. Wolff admitted that things did not go as planned in Austin.

The Austrian billionaire emphasized that the Silver Arrows have the opportunity to turn things around in Mexico this weekend. After a difficult weekend in Austin, we have the opportunity to bounce back immediately in Mexico. Toto Wolff Toto Wolff claimed that the Mercedes W15 showed inherent performance last weekend.

However, the Mercedes boss admitted that the challenge remains to extract that pace out of the car in the last five races of the year. Our performance in Texas showed that there is inherent performance in the car. Our challenge is extracting this consistently.

Toto Wolff explainedRELATEDGuenther Steiner deems Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen’ 2021 Abu Dhabi GP finale as ‘most legendary moment’ in F1Mercedes to run ‘maximum downforce’ at Mexico GPThe Mexico GP is one of the most challenging races on the F1 car. The circuit is located at over 2200 meters above sea level, making it the highest track on the calendar. Subsequently, Toto Wolff revealed that the power units need to work harder at the race, with Mercedes opting for the maximum downforce set up due to thin air.

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell (via IMAGO)With its high altitude, Mexico presents a unique challenge. The power unit has to work harder and, to counteract the thin air, we run at maximum downforce. Toto Wolff assertedCertainly, Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes would be looking to have a positive result in Mexico City.

The seven-time world champion wants to end his journey with the Silver Arrows on a high note. However, it remains to be seen if Hamilton is able to get pace out of the W15 this weekend. RELATEDHelmut Marko deems Liam Lawson as ‘man of the future’ following ultra-impressive P9 finish at US GP

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