The F1 calendar will be incredibly tight this season, and will pose new challenges for the teams. Two key factors have been identified by Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff. One points to consistency and the need not to make mistakes at each Grand Prix; the other, reliability.
“One of the most difficult challenges is to stay constant” thus notices the Mercedes driver today.
“We normally [hors coronavirus] 20 to 22 races is a long time. You usually have more time between each race. We had time to take a break and get back to work. “
“This year is a little different. We are going to attack a much more concentrated group of races. “
“So the performance in each of these races is even more crucial, you have to be in good health, do each lap. Each moment will count even more. It is going to be as magnified. “
“Being cautious in terms of process, paying attention to your number of trips, your food, your sleep, the diet you follow, the amount of energy you release and recovery, all these different things will be important.” “
“And the process you go through to put your mind in the right situation, your team in the right situation, over the weekend, is more difficult. “
Toto Wolff points to other concerns: logistics, pit stops, reliability, the stable manager seems to have a lot to worry about…
“We have a short-term logistics problem that we need to resolve. “
“The pilots may feel a little rusty. And the same goes for our mechanics. We did not make any live pit stops. “
“In such a short season, you have no chance of recovering from a poor result. So it will be about reliability, scoring points, and perhaps not optimizing a single result for the benefit of scoring points. “
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