Wolff tough on team: "It's just not acceptable"
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Mercedes experienced a horror scenario on Sunday afternoon. While Valtteri Bottas had a mediocre race and finished outside the points, Lewis Hamilton's mistake made things even worse. The Brit accidentally touched the 'magic brake' button, moving the brake bias all the way forward and as a result, he slid into the run-off area. This left Hamilton without points for the first time in his last 54 starts.
Team boss Toto Wolff, therefore, saw Mercedes put in a mediocre performance for the second Grand Prix weekend in a row. Although there is enough experience within Mercedes to move forward, Wolff knows something has to be done. "There's just so much we need to improve that I just want to get on it right now to make sure we are able to compete for this championship," he told the BBC.
Mercedes' lacklustre performance means Red Bull Racing maintains its lead over its rival, leaving the Germans in hot pursuit. "We can't continue losing points like we did in Monaco and here. It's just not acceptable, for all of us."
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For Mercedes, there is nothing left to do but focus on the next race. "We just need to be the best of us, the best that we have, and we haven't given the drivers a competitive package this weekend - far from it. It is not only the incident at the end that frustrates, it is overall not meeting our expectations, all of us together - Lewis, the engineers, myself, everyone in the team," he added.