Mercedes boss Wolff is hopeful his team will give Red Bull a 'run for their money' in the Mexico GP after fighting for victory last weekend in Austin. F1
One of the biggest issues for Hamilton in the lead fight against Verstappen was his top-speed deficit to the Red Bull, which has enjoyed a straight-line advantage over the field through much of the season.
But with the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez sitting 2.2km above sea level, the high altitude conditions and thinner air mean teams struggling with draggy cars will be at less of a disadvantage this weekend in Mexico, with everyone running high downforce packages. Asked about Mercedes' chances in Mexico, team principal Wolff said he would"need to bite his tongue" and avoid making any bold predictions, but that the conditions should aid Hamilton and teammate George Russell's chances.
"Sometimes this year I've said we should be good at a particular track, and we didn't [perform] and then the other way around," Wolff said after Sunday's race at the Circuit of The Americas."It is good that it is coming next week so I hope we can give them a run for their money."Photo by: Steve Etherington /Mercedes has only scored one win in Mexico in the last five years, courtesy of Hamilton in 2019.
Wolff said the W13 car was"just too draggy overall", explaining why Hamilton was powerless to keep Verstappen back in the closing stages of the race in Austin."The cost cap plays a role. We cannot just produce an infinite amount of low-drag bits, or spend a lot of time in the wind tunnel to come up with solutions. So it is for next year."