Toto Wolff has confirmed that the Mercedes F1 group will deliver upgrades to the Austrian Grand Prix.
After introducing the primary main improve bundle of the 2026 season in Canada, extra new elements are set to reach at Mercedes this weekend on the Purple Bull Ring.
Mercedes’ updates targeted on bettering each efficiency and reliability, which had been the Silver Arrows’ greatest weak spot throughout a powerful marketing campaign.
Antonelli broke down within the last phases.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli and George Russell have each misplaced vital factors in latest races as a result of race-ending mechanical issues.
In Montreal, Russell fell from the lead, and within the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, Antonelli retired from second place within the closing phases, shedding 18 factors.
Antonelli’s DNF leaves him simply 41 factors behind Lewis Hamilton within the drivers’ championship, however Mercedes leads by 72 factors within the constructors’ standings.
Mercedes misplaced a complete of 43 factors as a result of reliability points, seven greater than every other group this season.
“Barcelona served as a benchmark for our present efficiency and successful the primary six races was a actuality examine,” admitted Mercedes group principal Wolff.
Russell is 50 factors behind Antonelli.
“Different groups have moved up the desk shortly so we have to reply too. We’re competing for each championships and we’ve got to enhance if we wish to be on the prime by the tip of the season.”
“Our Achilles heel up to now has been reliability. We have misplaced a ton of factors with each automobiles in latest races. If we do not put collectively a clear weekend, our rivals might be completely satisfied to take benefit.”
“We’re not standing nonetheless and might be delivering a number of updates to Austria this weekend, specializing in bettering each efficiency and reliability.
“The margins are tight and might be even tighter round Spielberg given the size of the laps. We have to put collectively a greater weekend than in latest races, but when we are able to carry out to the most effective of our means I am assured we are able to problem for the win.”
Hamilton’s first win for Ferrari in Barcelona ended Mercedes’ unbeaten begin to 2026, with the German producer successful the earlier six races till F1 arrived in Spain.
