Eight best starting places at first eleven races this season, but from now on it doesn’t go away. He was once Red Bull, then it started the Ferrari period, who subscribed to the first starting place. Mercedes Benz so she guesses where she got lost great form of qualification before the summer break. For also in Suzuki they were no match for the remarkable Ferrari. Andrew Shovlin, head of engineers at Mercedes, is currently working intensively on this topic. “The question arises as to why we were so good at training on Friday, as we were the fastest. But in the qualifiers, it was enough just for the second starting row. Ferrari was incredibly fast in qualifying."
There was an impression as if it was Classic Ferrari for sale compared to free training took a step forward. Shovlin points out that Mercedes hasn’t gotten slower, but he had to significantly improve Ferrari. It actually was time improvement in reds significantly higher than in silver. “This can have many causes. For example, you could have a better engine for qualifying and racing than in training. They were also able to improve the race car, and the racers were also better able to prepare for the track. Plus, it was very windy and maybe that fits their race car."It simply came to our notice then Shovlin just one thing for sure: “We’re not exactly sure what the cause might be. We only know that we are not fast enough in qualifying. This has been shown in many recent races. And we need to fix that."
Statistics for this season speaks a similar language. Do Hockenheim Mercedes averaged starting place 2, from Hungaroring then place 3. Average lag to pole positiona se pri time of the round increased from 100,225 to 100,437 percent, quota field positions however, it deteriorated from 72 percent on nothing. In doing so, it is also interesting that it did odds of victory from the race in Hungary decreased from 82 to 50 percent. All of this points to a familiar pattern that it is Mercedes Benz on qualifications v subordinate position, but better in racing. The latter only helps conditionally, I think Shovlin: “We need to work on being able to overtake better with our race car.“Because theirs W10 at the same time he can’t get past Ferrari SF90. The last example we could observe in Suzuki, where Hamilton there was no way he could pass Vettel - Despite advantages in tires and assistance DRS system. In words Shovlin but this is nothing new. This trend has already existed in past races. “We can catch up, get closer, we’re even faster in the race, but we can’t get past it. This is our task, which we must solve."
