Toto Wolff reveals Mercedes will go "full attack" this afternoon at Silverstone.
Mercedes will be using a very attacking strategy this afternoon for the British Grand Prix according to team principal, Toto Wolff.
The two drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will start on pole and fourth position, respectively.
Bottas looked set for a top three start, but a mistake in the last few corners meant he is now in P4.
Moving Bottas up the grid to help Hamilton with his threat from Ferrari could imply Mercedes using different strategies.
"We will be going full attack," the Mercedes team principal revealed.
"Part of that could be two different strategies, trying to be aggressive.
"It is a tough championship. The gaps are very marginal, it swings from race to race, and a few thousandths makes all the difference.
"If we can stay in the lead, I think Lewis at Silverstone, he's a force.
"But obviously if you're being overtaken at the start or on the first lap, then the whole thing becomes trickier."
Bottas also thought that the side would be a bit more creative with their strategies.
"Yeah, we definitely need to find a way," Bottas said.
"Every race now, it's going to be extremely important for us to try to get more points than Ferrari, and for myself, I think I'm only sixth in the drivers' standings so for sure I need to start getting those bigger points.
"I think for Lewis, if he gets a good getaway, then it's normally more straightforward, but we'll see."
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