New parts to solve Merc’s porpoising ‘maybe’ in Miami

Imola may have been a wretched weekend for Mercedes but Andy Shovlin is encouraging the team by saying they are “moving forward”, and that they “are learning” even in the midst of their woes.

Mercedes had a difficult time at Imola as both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton bounced their way around the Italian circuit.

Russell managed to score points, P4 in a grand prix that left him with a sore back and chest pain, but Hamilton was down in 13th place and notably unhappy with the situation.

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff says the team has to find the key to unlock the W13’s potential but up until now has been worried that introducing new parts will only confuse the team.

But with Shovlin, Mercedes’ trackside engineering director, adamant they now know enough about their W13, he says those parts could come as early as the next race, the Miami GP.

“We are moving forward, we are learning more about it and hopefully, soon, maybe as soon as Miami, we can start to bring some parts to the car that will hopefully give us an indication on whether we are moving in the right direction,” said Shovlin in a video released by the Mercedes team.

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