Mercedes confirm Silverstone upgrades, to ‘push W13 forward’

Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott confirmed the team will be bringing upgrades with them to Silverstone, with the aim of “trying to push the car forward” and up the field.

The team showed improved form in Montreal after raising the ride height on George Russell and Lewis Hamilton’s cars to try and ease the bouncing that has plagued them all season long, and these upgrades will look to bring the reigning Constructors’ champions closer to Ferrari and Red Bull at the head of the field.

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After struggling to climb out of his car after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Hamilton said the team’s bouncing issue had significantly reduced in Montreal, with a predicted 10G impact on his neck and back reducing to 2-3G – well within the forces usually experienced by drivers while cornering.

After consecutive 3-4 finishes for Hamilton and Russell respectively, Elliott confirmed the team will be fitting new parts at the next race to try and close the gap to the front even further.

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“One thing you can be sure of is we will push as hard as we can,” Elliott said in Mercedes’ post-race debrief video.

“We will be bringing new bits to Silverstone, we will be trying to push the car forward, trying to get some pace from the car we’ve got or from the package we’ve got as well as the new bits we are going to add to it.

“I think at the same time though we have to be honest with