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Mercedes Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin says the team’s factory is “primed to bring absolutely anything they can in the next few day”.
Mercedes has been facing a difficult time with their car since pre-season testing. The Bahrain Grand Prix turned out well for the team, but the car was undoubtedly still a handful.
However, Mercedes’ Andrew Shovlin believes there are some easy quick fixes in store ahead of the second race in Saudi Arabia.
“I think we’ll get some easy gains,” Shovlin said on the F1 Nation podcast.
“I think there is some low-hanging fruit and what we’re hoping is that we can get those in the next race or two.
“We’re working race by race at the moment. The factory is primed to bring absolutely anything they can in the next few days.
“We’re learning with every day. Every time the car is out on track, there is a lot of work going on in the factory, trying to understand the science of what is going on.
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“But we are learning every day and if we have got something useful to bring to Jeddah, we’ll make sure we can get it there on the car.”
Shovlin also further explained some of the issues Mercedes is facing.
“There is a lot of everything. There is bouncing, the balance is poor, there is a lack of low-speed grip, we’re struggling on traction, the drivability could be better, the tyre warm-up is not good enough and the car’s a bit on the heavy side.
“There is a lot for us to work on but by the same measure, there is a lot for us to improve and that gives us some encouragement, because a year ago when we were here in Bahrain, that list of areas to improve wasn’t as big as it is now,” the Briton concluded.
