Mercedes is dissatisfied with the results of Friday’s training – it was not possible to achieve efficient operation of the tires …
Toto Wolff: “We are not happy. As you can see, nine seconds separate the first and last places. It turned out to be very difficult to achieve efficient operation of the tires in cold conditions. It seems that only Ferrari succeeded, the rest are far behind.
Lewis and George say that the car does not hold the track at all. It’s not about the car, it’s not about the driver, it’s just about the tires. If someone manages to make a breakthrough and achieve the desired adhesion, he will immediately gain an advantage.
When you see that your car is five seconds behind the leader, you want to kill yourself. But I like this challenge, any failure makes it possible to draw conclusions in order to achieve more in the future.
We need to be able to warm up these tires, find the settings that allow us to bring them into operation. We hope that our guys can handle it. We have been able to do this many times in the past.”