Lewis Hamilton says the latest upgrades to his Mercedes Formula 1 car have given him more confidence 'to throw it into the corners'.
Mercedes brought the latest iteration of its floor design to last weekend's United States Grand Prix in Austin as it continues to chase improvements that will not only yield lap time across 2023's final races but will also stand it in good stead for next year's car design. Like its predecessor, the W14 has been a tricky beast to tame for Hamilton and team-mate George Russell, who have both battled through various degrees of lacking confidence in the car through high-speed corners.
' Photo by: Steve Etherington / Motorsport Images Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG, on the grid Hamilton explained that the Austin floor upgrade was worth at least as much lap time from the driving side as it delivered from the increased rear downforce itself. 'Maybe it was only a tenth upgrade, for example, but there was at least a tenth of confidence that it gave me,' the seven-time world champion added.
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