Mercedes enjoyed a faultless first day of Formula One testing on Thursday with seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton hailing the team's 'amazing work' since their bouncing start to last season.Team boss Toto Wolff also sounded positive about the campaign to come, contrasting the positive mood to the a
Mercedes enjoyed a faultless first day of Formula One testing on Thursday with seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton hailing the team's"amazing work" since their bouncing start to last season.
"It seems to be balanced in the right way. There's no bouncing, which is good news," the Austrian told reporters at the Sakhir circuit.Mercedes finished third overall last year, their run of eight successive constructors' titles coming to an end as Red Bull swept both championships with Max Verstappen winning 15 of 22 races and sealing his second world crown.
"That is down to the amazing work done back at Brackley and Brixworth. We've got to keep pushing, focus on ourselves, and stay focused." Trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin said it had been a solid start and the car had run faultlessly.
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