Mercedes membuat awal yang mengecewakan untuk kampanye 2023 mereka karena Lewis Hamilton dan George Russell tertinggal jauh dari kecepatan Red Bull di Bahrain; Spekulasi telah mengikuti masa depan Hamilton dengan tim; saksikan GP Arab Saudi di Sky Sports F1 akhir pekan depan
Terakhir Diperbarui: 11/03/23 10:37
Lewis Hamilton yakin dia mengeluarkan yang terbaik dari Mercedes-nya dengan finis kelima di Bahrain tetapi mengakui mereka perlu meningkatkan performa.
Lewis Hamilton yakin dia mengeluarkan yang terbaik dari Mercedes-nya dengan finis kelima di Bahrain tetapi mengakui mereka perlu meningkatkan performa.
Mercedes menegaskan mereka tidak akan “panik atau mencari kambing hitam” setelah awal musim Formula 1 2023 yang mengecewakan di Bahrain akhir pekan lalu.
Menyusul musim 2022 yang panas yang membuat rentetan delapan tahun gelar konstruktor mereka diakhiri oleh Red Bull, Mercedes telah bullish selama musim dingin untuk kembali bersaing tahun ini, tetapi optimisme itu memudar karena mereka diungguli tidak hanya oleh penguasa dominan. juara tetapi juga Ferrari dan Aston Martin.
Tuduhan diikuti dengan juara dunia tujuh kali Lewis Hamilton secara terbuka mempertanyakan keputusan tim untuk mengabaikan nasihatnya atas desain mobil 2023 mereka, dan kepala tim Toto Wolff menggambarkan GP Bahrain sebagai “salah satu hari terburuk dalam balapan”.
Dengan spekulasi yang berkecamuk tentang masa depan Hamilton bersama tim, bersama dengan anggota staf kunci lainnya, tim merilis surat yang ditujukan kepada penggemar mereka pada Sabtu pagi sebagai upaya nyata untuk menenangkan situasi.
Surat itu mengatakan: “Bahrain menyakitkan. Itu menyakiti kita masing-masing, yang menuju ke setiap musim bertekad untuk berjuang untuk kejuaraan dunia. Itu melukai tim secara keseluruhan, setelah menuangkan begitu banyak kerja keras ke dalam mobil yang belum memenuhi keinginan kita. harapan.
“Situasi yang kita hadapi saat ini bukanlah yang kita inginkan – tapi itulah yang kita miliki. Itulah kenyataannya. Dan pertanyaan sederhananya adalah: apa yang dapat kita lakukan, dan apa yang akan kita lakukan? dia?
“Kami tidak akan panik atau membuat reaksi spontan. Dalam sorotan sengit seperti F1, orang cepat menuding, atau mencari kambing hitam. Tapi Anda tahu kami lebih baik dari itu. Di dalam tim, kami berbicara tentang memiliki keberanian untuk gagal, karakter untuk bertanggung jawab dan kekuatan untuk melihat kegagalan sebagai peluang.
“Kami telah terbuka dan sangat jujur tentang di mana kami berada. Dan kami bekerja dengan segera dan tenang untuk membangun rencana pemulihan kami, berfokus pada apa yang perlu terjadi dalam jangka pendek, jangka menengah, dan jangka panjang untuk menang. Kami sudah memiliki perkembangan dalam pipa untuk balapan berikutnya – dan akan ada lebih banyak lagi yang akan datang. Tapi ini tidak akan menjadi pekerjaan sesaat; tidak ada peluru perak di F1.”
Dengan Mercedes membuat awal yang buruk musim ini, Naomi Schiff dari Sky F1 merenungkan apakah Hamilton akan pernah memenangkan rekor gelar dunia kedelapan. Podcast F1 Sky Sports episode terbaru bisa kamu dengarkan setiap hari Selasa.
Hamilton, yang finis kelima di Bahrain di depan rekan setimnya George Russell di urutan ketujuh, telah berulang kali menyatakan keinginannya untuk tetap bersama Mercedes di F1 setelah akhir musim, ketika kontraknya saat ini habis.
Baik pebalap berusia 38 tahun itu dan Wolff sebelumnya menyarankan untuk menyetujui perpanjangan akan menjadi formalitas, tetapi kegagalan tim untuk memberinya mobil juara untuk musim kedua berturut-turut telah menimbulkan spekulasi mengenai apakah dia dapat memilih untuk pensiun. atau mencari pindah ke tempat lain.
Ada juga minat yang besar tentang bagaimana Mercedes akan melanjutkan pengembangan mobil W14 mereka setelah Wolff menyarankan di Bahrain bahwa tim telah menerima konsep mereka saat ini tidak akan berfungsi.
Toto Wolff mengatakan tim mengalami salah satu ‘hari terburuk dalam balapan’ setelah Mercedes finis kelima dan ketujuh di Grand Prix Bahrain.
Pernyataan itu berlanjut: “Kami akan tetap mengangkat kepala – dan melakukan perjalanan ini selangkah demi selangkah, bersama-sama. Kami adalah Mercedes. Kami tahu standar yang kami cita-citakan, dan tidak ada yang tersentak ketika kami melihat gunung yang harus kami daki. Itu tidak akan mudah – tetapi di manakah nilai dari sesuatu yang mudah?
“Ini adalah saat-saat ketika karakter ditempa; saat-saat ketika sebuah tim menjadi lebih besar dari jumlah bagian-bagiannya, mengatasi masalah yang sulit dan menaklukkannya. Kita bersama melalui suka dan duka – dari Toto, Lewis dan George, hingga setiap orang wanita dan pria di pabrik di Brackley dan Brixworth. Dan kami menyukai tantangan itu.”
Hamilton dan Mercedes akan kembali beraksi akhir pekan depan di Grand Prix Arab Saudi, dengan setiap sesi langsung di Sky Sports F1, dimulai dengan latihan pertama pada hari Jumat pukul 13:30.
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