LEWIS HAMILTON could be in for a timely boost as Mercedes boss Toto Wolff promised two upgrades to his car.
The British driver has struggled to challenge leader Max Verstappen this year and is already 93 points behind the Red Bull star in the F1 standings.
Toto Wolff has promised two upgrades to the Mercedes F1 car
This could boost Lewis Hamilton’s chances of winning
It has not been much better for team-mate George Russell in the Mercedes.
The Brit has also struggled for top points as he is currently in 6th place, two spots behind Hamilton on the leaderboard.
Hamilton has managed to get on the podium three times while Russell has finished in the top three just once, while neither have won a race this season.
However, there could be an improvement coming for the Silver Arrows as they can still make two upgrades to the car.
The car has been slow on the straights and when accelerating out of slow corners, something that Hamilton has commented on.
He said via Auto Moto Sport: “We need more downforce in the rear, better traction and less air resistance.”
And Wolff is set to respond by helping his two drivers with making the upgrades to the cars before the summer break.
He admitted that they are targeting the “big one” at the British GP on July 9.
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He said: “But we’re getting better and better there too.
“The new platform we have now helps us there.
“And we have two more races in the next few races.
“A big one at Silverstone, the other before the summer break.”
There are four more races until the summer break, including the Austria GP on July 2, the British GP, the Hungary GP on July 23 and the Belgium GP on July 30.
After the break, the teams will reconvene for the Netherlands GP on August 27 ahead of the final nine races of the season.
