Wolff disappoints Hamilton: 'There are not going to be big parts changes'

Mercedes will have to work hard this season to win another world championship. The German team was once again the favourite to win the world title with Lewis Hamilton but has heavy competition from Red Bull Racing with Max Verstappen.

Hamilton, therefore, commented several times in the media in recent weeks that he is ready for updates to make the car faster. The Englishman is worried about Red Bull's lead and fears he will fall further behind in the world championship. At Mercedes however, there seems to be no rush for this.

Toto Wolff is working with the team day and night to improve Hamilton's car but appears to have few updates in store for the time being. "There are not going to be big parts changes. There is one more development that is going to come onto the car in Silverstone, but that has been up the sleeve for a long time," he told Sky Sports F1.

Mercedes were able to take some confidence out of the first day of racing at the Austrian Grand Prix. Whereas Valtteri Bottas and Hamilton finished outside the top three in the morning session, the two drivers drove the two fastest times of the afternoon a few hours later.