Mercedes AMG drivers, Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton are happy with the progress of the team champion during the pre-season test at Circuit of Barcelona-Catalunya, but they are not calm at all after Ferrari and Red Bull progress.
The three times world champion reported about the good work that the team is achieving during these pre-season testing days:
“We’re on target in terms of the laps that we’ve done and the mileage, but we’re always searching for more performance, I think the car will start to come together this week.
“There’s still bits coming in and we’re improving all the time, but I’m confident by Melbourne we’ll have the best car we can. We’ll have all the upgrade parts, an understanding of the set-up and where we need to put the car to make it fastest.”
He also said that the field is closing the gap and Ferrari alongside Red Bull looks to be the strongest rivals for the Stuttgart brand:
“When we left here last week it looked like Ferrari was our closest rivals, today Red Bull looks quick. It’s going to be interesting over the next few days and when we arrive in Australia – the field will be close, that’s for sure.”
His teammate, Valtteri Bottas also talked about his immediately rivals:
“I think Ferrari is looking very good – they seem to be consistent and fast. We shouldn’t underestimate them or Red Bull. We’ll need to keep working hard to be in the best shape possible for Melbourne.”