Why Mercedes’ long-awaited F1 upgrades are not the improvement Hamilton “dreamed of”

Mercedes’ long-awaited developments to the sidepods of its W14 challenger – plus new suspension arrangement, tweaked floor, rear wing and rear brake winglets – finally appeared at last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, having initially been expected to run at Imola before that race was cancelled.

Evaluating upgrades at Monaco is notoriously difficult given the track’s unique layout, low average speed and bumpy surface and it has also historically been a venue where…