Many fans believe that Mercedes have been slightly off the pace during winter testing but it seems that Lewis Hamilton is happy with the progress his team are making with the car.
Instead of expecting good results immediately it seems that Mercedes are happy as long as they see progress each session.
“Today (yesterday) has been a good day – lots of mileage, which is great for us,” Hamilton said to Inside Racing.
“It has probably been one of the most positive days for us, we’ve really learned quite a lot.
“We’ve been able to apply our learnings from the morning to the afternoon, so I’m looking forward to seeing how Valtteri felt, but the car looked like it was in a better place.
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“Our understanding of the W10 is continuously growing so it was definitely a positive day.”
Bottas is in the car today and so far things are going well for Mercedes. Stay up to date with the action here.
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