Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton is becoming a convert to the benefits of the Mercedes simulator, which helped him significantly at Silverstone. While many drivers find the sim a useful aid in learning how their car will operate on certain tracks, the seven-time World Champion has tended to be more reluctant. Hamilton said earlier this year he had “no interest in the simulator”, driving around 20 laps a year in it, but before the Austrian Grand Prix he said he had been going in a bit more to try and uncover some more performance in the W12. Then immediately after setting the fastest time in qualifying at the British Grand Prix, the 36-year-old revealed he had been in the sim that very...
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