Mercedes is considering whether to shift more of its focus onto its 2020 Formula 1 car development, folꦍlowing a dominant start to the current campaign.

The German manufacturer stretched its 100 percent win record in 2019 to eight races as Lewis Hamilton took a commanding victory at last 🀅weekend’s French Grand Prix, with teammate Valtteri Bottas sealing Mercedes’ sixth one-two finish of the year.

Hamilton now leads Bottas by 36 points in the drivers’ standings, while the nearest non-Mercedes driver Sebastian Vettel is already 76 points adrift. In the constructors’ championship, the reigning world champion squad holds a 140-point buffer over Ferra🃏ri.

Asked if Mercedes’ early advantage over Ferrari enables the team to consider diverting more focus onto 2020, team boss Toto Wolff replied: “You always assess that. You assess that almost every week and look at how the points develop and yꦜou shift resource.

“There is no b🌃ig difference if you are ahead or not, because we are talking about a few individuals that would switch to the new car a few w🌸eeks earlier, so we are talking an adjustment for small percentages.

“So it doesn’t really make a big difference. Certainly the gap we have opened up provides a certain comfort but it’s also risky. We are eight races in with 13 to go, it’s 500-odd points. There is still a lot to score.”

Ferrari introduced a raft of updates including new wings and brake ducts in an attempt to reduce the deficit to Mercedes, with the team concluding it had gathered “mixed” results. Despite a dominant performance in France, Hamilton said Mercedes had not brought any upgrades to🌟 Paul Ricard.

“We actually didn’t come here with any upgrades, we just continue to refine this carꦚ,” the Briton explained.

“My feeling within the car is improving as I get more into the se🌳ason, particularly in qualifying but also in the race. So just a big thank you to all the guys back at the factory for their continued hard work. It doesn’t go unnoticed.

“I know we’ve had a lot of success, and they’re used 💮to it but I hope they continue to keep pushing. That’s what I’m doing.

“There’s not a single person I think that is complacent wit𒁏hin the team,” he added. “They could be out there drinking right now but instead they’l📖l be working on the car onto the next one.

“They’re just sheer hard workers. Honestly never through I’d see such a great team and🅠 be so fortunat🏅e as to be in such a great team.

💞“I think Valtteri and I, want to help t💃hem to continue to break more records.”