Mercedes will examine the different rear wings applied by Lewis Hamilton and George Russell in Friday’s Belgian Grand Prix qualifying
Toto Wolff reveals there will be an investigation into the rear wings workforce used Lewis Hamilton and George Russell opted for distinctive wings for qualifying Hamilton will start out Belgian Grand Prix in fourth, Russell in eighth on Sunday
Mercedes main Toto Wolff has unveiled that there will be an investigation into the rear wings utilised by Lewis Hamilton and George Russell in the course of the Belgian Grand Prix qualifying.
Each British motorists utilised distinct rear wings throughout qualifying, with Hamilton choosing on a low-downforce specification wing at a damp Spa.
When Russell opted for a bigger-downforce wing, and both are now locked into those people demands.
Soon after qualifying the Mercedes Workforce Principal spoke to Sky Sports F1 and revealed his workforce will search into how Hamilton and Russell’s vehicles now vary in advance of the Belgian Grand Prix.
‘They ran very distinct rear wing configurations, and you can see that Lewis is just ready to extract more overall performance from it,’ Wolff mentioned.
Toto Wolff suggests there will be an investigation into the rear wings utilized by his Mercedes drivers
Lewis Hamilton and George Russell has diverse rear wings in Belgian grans prix qualifying
Hamilton’s motor vehicle experienced a low-downforce specification wing, with Russells a increased-downforce
‘(George) has a bit of a barn doorway on the back again, and that can be beneficial for tyre overall performance on Sunday.’
‘But it did not enable, so we need to have to evaluate why it did not. P3 (on the grid) is fantastic, and you can see that is is really bunched up.
‘We couldn’t thoroughly assess if our components are doing work simply because of the tough disorders, so let us hope for a dry Saturday and Sunday.’
It was a qualifying complete of incident before the drivers even obtained on the grid, as Max Verstappen was offered a five-area grid penalty after getting the very first driver this season to exceed their gearbox allowance.
The reigning champ still completed quickest through qualifying, but will start out sixth on the grid with Charles Leclerc – who concluded 2nd – major the way.
Verstappen’s penalty implies that Hamilton will transfer up from fourth to third ahead of the race on Sunday, with Russell in eighth as he concluded .8 seconds powering his Mercedes teammate.
The bunched-up industry noticed significantly less than a next separating Leclerc in next, to Lance Stroll in tenth for Sunday’s race at Spa-Francorchamps.
Verstappen concluded fastest in qualifying but will start sixth on the grid right after gearbox penalty