Lewis Hamilton stated that even as teams begin to concentrate their development on the 2024 season. The fastest teams in F1 will continue to change after the summer break. Discover Lewis Hamilton,F1 makes BIG prediction for top F1 teams after summer break.
Despite having less points than Red Bull going into the four-week break, Mercedes is second in the constructors’ standings. However, there have been significant changes in the competitive pack in recent races.
Lando Norris finished second at each of the two races before teams landed in Belgium this week. Demonstrating how McLaren, for instance, has emerged as a serious podium contender.
Aston Martin, or at least Fernando Alonso, were the main non-Red Bull rivals for a while. But they have faded away in July, while Ferrari have been their usual unreliable selves.
Despite the fact that development for the following year would take precedence, Hamilton acknowledged that there are still some parts of the 2023 Mercedes that may be enhanced.
The car, the balance, we still have work to do, and we always need more downforce, but I know everyone in the back of the factory is head down, focused on doing that and massively focused on getting second for the team in the constructors’, as well as trying to get third [in the drivers’ championship].
He added:
“I don’t know how much development people will be doing in the second part of the season, but I think there will be a movement.
I mean, I don’t know what happened to Aston and how they’ve been taking a step back, but I’m sure McLaren’s going to be strong in the second phase. Ferrari and us, we’re all very, very close. So depending on the track, I’m sure there will be some movement of positions. First of all, I hope that we can.”
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