Since introducing a new upgrade package at the British Grand Prix, Mercedes have enjoyed a step forward in competitiveness and were able to properly mix it up at the front of the field for the first time this season at Silverstone. Lewis Hamilton looked to have a genuine shot at victory at his home race before he eventually had to settle with third place behind Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and the Red Bull of Sergio Perez following a dramatic late Safety Car restart. Although Mercedes were unable to replicate that level of performance in Austria, the team were still closer to Ferrari and Red Bull than they expected at a circuit that has not been the happiest of hunting grounds for the Silver Arrows in recent years, with Hamilton picking up his third consecutive podium finish. After the race in Austria when speaking to Sky Sports, Toto Wolff said that the nature of the Paul Ricard circuit is very similar to Silverstone in terms of how smooth the tarmac is, which is very key to Mercede’s performance as we have seen when they go to tracks that aren’t as smooth, their car looks very unstable. Another benefit of the race in France, is that the circuit has a lot of high speed corners, which the Mercedes likes. As the strong performances around Canada, Silverstone and Austria have backed up the strengths of the W13. The question is, can both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton go even better than just finishing on the podium? Can they win this weekend? #F1 #Mercedes Visit the Crash.Net website here - http://www.crash.net Follow us on social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/CRASH_NET