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Khatir Soltani
Mercedes GP has moved forward since China and the team now pushes to challenge for wins.

Although the W02 still has a lack of consistency during the race. In order to register better results, this is now the main focus of Mercedes.

"The last two races in Turkey and China have proved that we can be quick in certain conditions but we need to focus on achieving that level of performance consistently over the entire race weekend," explained Ross Brawn.

For the forthcoming Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, Mercedes team boss reveals: "We will have an aerodynamic development package for the Spanish Grand Prix, along with refinements to our suspension package, which should help to find the consistency in the car that we are looking for."

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Mercedes motorsport boss Norbert Haug confirmed: "Like most other teams, we will introduce a number of technical upgrades at this fifth Grand Prix of the season. Our target is to continue the trend that we began two races ago in China, and to further improve our car. The Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya is a serious yardstick for cars and drivers every year. While the layout of the circuit does not look particularly special at first glance, this track is in fact very special indeed: a car that can perform well here will perform everywhere."

"The Circuit de Catalunya is such a familiar venue to the teams that we should be able to maximise our practice time to focus on this, and I hope to see another step forward and a positive weekend," agreed Ross Brawn.


Khatir Soltani
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