Toto Wolff has downplayed the prospect of Mercedes bringing in upgrades to their car after Lewis Hamilton demanded improvements following a frustrating Styrian Grand Prix. Hamilton finished second to a dominant Max Verstappen. “I was trying to keep up but the speed they have, they've made some big improvements over the last couple of races,” he told Sky Sports. “They've definitely made some big steps the last couple of races and we've not really got an answer for it." “I don't remember the last time we had an upgrade. But they have. They've brought the engine upgrade and they've brought some other part of the package and it's just eeked them ahead. We need an upgrade of some sort. We need to find some performance from somewhere.” Mercedes boss Wolff played down the chances of any upgrades this season. “It is a very, very tricky decision because we are having new regulations not only for next year but the years to come, a completely different car concept,” he told Sky Sports. “You've got to choose the right balance and pretty much everybody's going to be on next year's cars. Some may still bring stuff. “Red Bull brought vans on Thursday and Friday with new parts, and fair enough, it's a strategy, and one that proves to be successful as it stands, because today they were simply in a league of their own from a car pace wise.” Wolff still believes his team and Hamilton have a chance of winning the championship this season. “This is far from over. We had a very difficult weekend here in Austria, with no weapons in our armoury to win this race fair and straight,” he said. “But we will be winning races this season, and we will be having pole positions, and we will be fighting as much as we can for every single result.”
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