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Technical Insight: Mercedes keeps pushing development of dominant W11

Mercedes is continuing its relentless push for perfection with the ongoing development of its already dominant W11, with further upgrades introduced this weekend in Mugello. For the Tuscan Grand Prix, the Brackley team has brought a medium-to-high load aerodynamic package – a trend for most teams – in order to have the right grip in the long corners of the Ferrari-owned circuit. Valterri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton are lucky enough to be piloting a car that makes it 'easy' to tackle the Savelli and Arrabbiata 1-2 curves with the throttle completely open. This also allowed Mercedes to break another record in F1, namely the achievement of 5.6G of lateral acceleration. In terms of...
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