Aft🔯er having the quickest car in Brazil, Mercedes were back to their traditional grid po🐼sitions of fifth and sixth in Abu Dhabi, qualifying behind the two Red Bulls and two Ferraris.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton was over 0.6s off 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen’s pole time, although without a mistake on his final effort, would have closedไ the deficit. 

The seven-time champion revealed after qualifying 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:“bouncing is back with a vengeance”, with the return of porpoising costing Merc🌠edes around 0.6s in a straight-line.

Reflecting on qualifying, Wolff said Mercedes’ third row lockout in A♔bu Dhabi was♚ “one to put in the toilet.”

"Today, I just heard, is World Toilet Day," he told Sky Sports. "So I think that result is one to put in the toilet. I think we just didn't get the job 𒀰done.

Wolff also explained how Mercedes opted for a high downforce setup which should give thౠem a better ca🍰r for Sunday’s race.

"I think we went backwards and [Ferrari] made a little step forwards,” Wolff added. “We went on a high downforce, high dragꩲ concept in order for the race car for tomorrow. It was just so slow on the straights that it didn't give anything."

 "Yeah, but then we had to believe that for the race it's better to have more downforce, t🧸o protect the tyres. Let's see.”

Finally, Wolff was𓆉 asked about the recurring brake issu🔴e which continues to plague Hamilton this year.

After qualifying, Hamilton said: “I had some brake problems - we’ve had it most of the year. “The brake discs separate and brake temperature so when you hit the brake the cꦓar pulls one direction. If you’re going into Turn 5, it’s pulling to the right and it’s a left-hand corner. It’s not ideal.”

Explaining the issue further, Wolff added: "We hav🥃e this odd brake split situation that practically every qualifying session we start a lap and the brakes split – that means the left is not doing what the right does, and that unsettles the car. It's a big one [to sort out] over the winter."