In the third practice session at the Red Bull Ring, the Mercedes drivers posted the 6th and 7th fastest times, and Toto Wolff, commenting on these results, admitted that, as always, the weather affects the behavior of the W16 car.

      "Temperatures are rising, so our situation is changing," said the team principal live on Sky Sports. "Previously, we were quite competitive, but you can see that when the temperatures reach a certain threshold, our pace drops.

      In any case, it's very hard to keep up with McLaren. Yesterday we tried to make some adjustments to the balance, but it turned out we chose the wrong direction with the car, so today we had to go back to the previous settings.

      During the session, the track temperature changed significantly, rising from 33 to 42 degrees, and that’s a big difference."

      Wolff also reiterated that the likelihood of a change in the team’s line-up in the foreseeable future is very low: "Thanks to Kimi and George, our current line-up can be considered ideal, it’s a pleasure to work with them. At the same time, there is a four-time world champion who has not yet decided what he will do next, and as team principal, I have to monitor developments.

      But the likelihood that our line-up will change because of this is extremely low."