Wolff: "We came to Montreal expecting our car to be really strong"
10:15, 14 Jun 2018
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff claims that his team no longer have any clear advantage in the F1 World Championship following the result in Montreal.
Montreal has always been such a good track for Mercedes but that wasn't the case on Sunday.
The Silver Arrows have achieved victories in the previous three meetings in Canada.
Sunday saw Sebastian Vettel dominate Valtteri Bottas, who couldn't overtake the German and Lewis Hamilton had to settle for fifth.
"We came to Montreal expecting our car to be really strong. And we are leaving seeing we haven't been where we thought we should be," Wolff told F1i.com.
"You can't come to Montreal and think it's going to be a walk in the park, because that's the kind of wake-up call you get.
"It's a three-way fight, six cars can win races. You cannot take anything for granted.
"Somehow this year, the margins have become so tight: five cars within a tenth.
"This is why this year's championship is going to be decided by the ones who make the least mistakes."
Mercedes' preparations were impacted by the postponement of their engine upgrade for last weekend's race.
"We were expeting to have the engine here and then on the last run we spotted a potential issue," Wolff said.
"I'd rather have it in the car on Friday morning, run it without problems and then confirm it."
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