“You don’t want to think about karma” : Toto Wolff delighted after Silverstone front row lockout
Mercedes continue to grow from strength to strength as they secured a front row lockout at the Silverstone GP. George Russell secured a pole position, finishing ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton. This comes after a positive weekend in Austria, where George Russell claimed the race win.
Toto Wolff has stated that he does not want to think about karma at the moment, but believes that Mercedes are certainly headed in the right direction. The Silver Arrows have had a rough couple of seasons, as they had secured just one win in the last two seasons.
“You don’t want to think about karma, but we are making our first steps,” said Wolff. Mercedes claimed their first podium finish of the season with George Russell in Canada, and they have just kept building on that performance.
“It’s exciting is that for the last two years we’ve been struggling with direction” : Toto Wolff
Toto Wolff commented on the new found consistency at Mercedes. The Austrian boss believes that the Silver Arrows have really picked up from the Imola GP, and have consistently improved in terms of their race performance.
“It’s exciting is that for the last two years we’ve been struggling with direction. We had one and off weekends. And since Imola we had direction put parts on the car and it went in the right direction,” he added.
Toto Wolff has also confirmed that they will be bringing in upgrades in Hungary and Belgium, just before the summer break. George Russell was delighted after claiming the pole position, and stated that it would be a tough contest with Lando Norris in the main race. He also revealed that the car was feeling good at the moment, as was echoed by his teammate Lewis Hamilton.
“The car at the moment is feeling good. It really came alive in qualifying. It’s going to be tight with Lando,” said Russell. “I think the car felt great. It was just about getting the tyre temperatures in the right place. I feel really confident about the car tomorrow. If we can work together we can keep Lando behind,” Lewis added.
