BARCELONA, Spain -- Lewis Hamilton says he has noticed an improvement in the performance of his teammate Valtteri Bottas ever since one of his engineers crossed sides in the Mercedes garage.
A reshuffle of Mercedes engineering staff was prompted when Bottas' former race engineer, Tony Ross, left the F1 operation at the end of last year to head up the engineering team on Mercedes' new Formula E outfit. Hamilton's former performance engineer, Riccardo Musconi, replaced Ross over the winter and has already overseen two victories and two pole positions for the Finn.
Speaking about Bottas' improved performances in 2019, Hamilton said he suspects Musconi's arrival on Bottas' side of the garage has offered a "helping hand".