Mercedes Readiness To Face Challenging F1 Season

Valterri Bottas kisses his car before returning to paving (Twitter @ MercedesAMGF1)

JAKARTA - Mercedes is back on track! Last Tuesday, June 9, they brought the 2018 champion car to the Silverstone Circuit for Valterri Bottas who trained ahead of the opening series in Austria on July 5.

Pagebluk COVID-19 indeed creates a busy and burdensome schedule for the entire participating team. This year's revised F1 calendar features three consecutive two-week races out of a total of eight series that will be compacted in 10 weeks.

All races will be held behind closed doors and in a controlled environment using strict health protocols. This is done because there is still the threat of the corona virus which has killed at least 406 thousand people around the world.

In response to this, the head of the Mercedes team, Toto Wolff, stated that his team was ready to face the new 2020 season which would be full of challenges.

Wolff emphasized that everyone at Mercedes headquarters at Brackley & Brixworth is excited to be competing again soon.

"At least we know we will be back racing in the next few months," Wolff said, launching Sky Sports, Wednesday morning.

"It is a challenge. We always understand that, but we owe the race to our fans, coming up with a good performance ... it will be difficult for all of us,"

Mercedes team head Toto Wolff

Photos on Mercedes' social media show a Finnish racer and mechanic wearing masks in the garage, while an engineer wearing face shields.

The health and safety of our team is our top priority, which is why we're testing out our protocols today at Silverstone 💪Every team member present today has tested negative for Covid-19. We're also wearing face masks / shields and practicing hand hygiene 🧽🙏 pic.twitter.com/zWolRlJe6O

- Mercedes-AMG F1 (@ MercedesAMGF1) June 9, 2020

Following Bottas, world champion Lewis Hamilton is scheduled to also pave at Silverstone on Wednesday local time.

Missed this ... ❤ It's good to be back! pic.twitter.com/seM8KDIomf

- Mercedes-AMG F1 (@ MercedesAMGF1) June 9, 2020