Mercedes Technical Director James Allison is hopeful that the team can enjoy a good weekend at the upcoming United States Grand Prix as they prepare to bring a “substantial” set of updates to the event.
The Silver Arrows endured a disappointing race last time out in Singapore, with the decision to start Lewis Hamilton on the soft tyre failing to pay off en route to the seven-time world champion finishing in sixth, while George Russell came home in fourth in what he later called an “evening of damage limitation”.
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Toto Wolff also labelled the Grand Prix as “a really painful, painful evening” for the team, adding that the W15 was “just slow”.
As such, Allison admitted in Mercedes’ post-race debrief that the squad planned to examine why they faced these issues in the break between Singapore and Austin, as well as preparing the upgrade that they hope will perform well at the Circuit of The Americas.
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