Wolff stunned by Ferrari's relentless development: 'They seem to be limitless in that way'

The Maranello-based team had already introduced a major upgrade package in Barcelona, allowing Lewis Hamilton to fight Mercedes on equal terms before ultimately claiming victory, his first in Ferrari colours.

Ferrari also brought further updates to Austria, including its first upgraded power unit since the engine performance figures were frozen, allowing it to recover some horsepower relative to Mercedes and RBPT. However, today's final result did not reflect the scale of the team's efforts.

Speaking with GPBlog among other media after the race, Wolff admitted he was surprised by Ferrari's ability to keep introducing major upgrade packages, saying Mercedes simply does not have the available Cost Cap margin to bring new parts at the same rate. The Austrian also pointed out that, unlike Ferrari, Mercedes, Red Bull and McLaren have mainly been introducing smaller updates after their larger packages, adding that he expects Ferrari's development pace to slow towards the end of the season once its available budget begins to run out.

He finally added that Ferrari appears to be the only top team still introducing major upgrades at a relentless pace, pointing out that Mercedes, Red Bull and McLaren have all already brought their main development packages and are now focusing on smaller updates. Wolff also noted that Ferrari had already introduced an upgraded power unit, suggesting such a project would have required development to begin several months ago.