New Delhi:- It was the Mercedes-powered team's first appearance of the season after a poor start. Technical director James Allison said Wednesday that Mercedes will be watching closely McLaren's latest upgrades for clues as to how its Formula 1 rivals have achieved lap-time leaps.

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finished second and fourth for McLaren at last Sunday's British Grand Prix, while seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton finished third and George Russell fifth for Mercedes. rice field.

Despite a poor start, Norris' podium was the Mercedes-powered team's first podium of the season.

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The race at Silverstone was won by Red Bull's Max Verstappen, the double world champion's 6th consecutive victory, and the team's 11th consecutive victory, but the battle behind it was extremely fierce, and the fate changed depending on the upgrade. 

"We are watching all the teams develop closely," Allison said in his British Grand Prix report, explaining that the photos were taken to monitor the changes.

He said Mercedes will pay more attention than usual to McLaren's package.

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“We notice something new and unusual happening. What is interesting and unusual about the McLaren upgrade is that the impact on lap times is very strong. Chasing them with superiority is unusual. "They did a good job there, but it's also interesting for us because we have shots before and after, and we know that had a big impact on lap times," Team Mercedes said.

“We know every change made a huge difference to her lap times. We'll see what it was and see if that translates into our thoughts on developing the car ourselves. very helpful in doing so."

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Allison said the team is increasingly looking to 2024 and will make improvements over the next year, but there is still more to come at Mercedes.

"Yes, in our case it will still take some time to upgrade. I think others will too," he added. “What you get in this next race sequence is a little yo-yo fighting for place in a very tight group, because the upgrades are big for one team for a while until someone gets off with another team. Because it makes a difference.” Upgrade after a race or two to balance things out. "Everything will settle down in the final quarter to the third of the season." 

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The race at the British Grand Prix was won by McLaren at the P2 and P4 and Mercedes came at P2 and P5. Mercedes is going to keep an eye on McLaren’s car from now.