Christian Horner plays down Mercedes improvement: “They were still 23 2nds behind…” | F1

Mercedes scored their best result of the year in Barcelona with a 2-3 finish.Lewis Hamilton finished a comfortable second, while George Russell fended off a recovering Sergio Perez to claim his first podium of F1 2023.It seems that Mercedes' new upgrade, which was introduced in Monaco, has made a significant impact on their form.Horner was asked about the Mercedes resurgence after the race on Sunday.He replied: “They were still 23 seconds behind at the end of the race. They’ve made a good step but I think we’ve got some stuff in the pipeline. “They’ve had a big upgrade. We’ve had some…

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