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SILVERSTONE, UK – Mercedes will not adopt a cautious approach to race strategy at the British Grand Prix despite its strategy mistake in Austria, according to team boss Toto Wolff .
Qualifying for the British Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton claimed a piece of history on his circuit, but only after being pushed by Ferrari.
Red Bull boss Christian Horner called his grand prix strategy mistake "weird" and said he would not expect one of his strategists to apologize on the radio of the team under the same circumstances.
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Mercedes endured one of his worst weekends of the V6 Turbo Red Bull Ring era, with both cars retiring from the race. The failure of Lewis Hamilton 's car has occurred after he already lost his head because of an error of chief strategist James Vowles, who came on the radio during the race for his first time. apologize to the reigning world champion. Wolff publicly defended Vowles immediately after.
Hamilton has a chance to regain the championship lead at Silverstone, where he starts from a record sixth pole position Sunday afternoon, while his teammate Valtteri Bottas starts behind the two Ferrari's in Fourth Question: [19659006WhenaskediftheteamplannedtosplitthestrategiesWolffsaid"Wewilltackleeverythingtomorrowwhichcouldbetwodifferentstrategiesandtrytobeaggressive"[19659008] The strategy will help Valtteri Bottas' No.77 car fight the Ferrari and put pressure on Lewis Hamilton. Tim Williams / Action Plus through Getty Images
Wolff is also aware of the extreme blistering of tires several drivers have suffered in Austria. Although Pirelli has brought thinner tires to the race, and different compounds, Wolff says the example of last weekend reminds us how important it is to keep a lead through the refueling window.
"[Track position is] very important.It can be seen that with Red Bull the car that was in the lead, Max in Austria was managing his pace and had no problem with the tires, and l & # 39; another car – the same car – attacker and trying to overtake Kimi [Raikkonen]
The position on the track seems doubly important at Silverstone, where Hamilton is looking to win a fifth consecutive victory at his home race – and sixth overall
"If we can stay ahead, Lewis to Silverstone is a force, obviously if you're out of the starting or the first round, everything becomes more complicated."
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