After a difficult start to the 2023 season, the team began its pursuit of a different concept when it introduced the first tranche of upgrades to the current W14 model in Monaco.
The revised car subsequently showed signs of good progress in Spain and also performed well in the Canadian Grand Prix, at a venue that wasn’t expected to play to its strengths.
Hamilton made it clear that he’s waited a long time for the change of philosophy.
Asked if the team is now heading in the correct direction, Hamilton said: “Yeah, finally! We brought a lot of upgrades last year, and we did make some progress.
“But we found with this generation of car, adding performance was not easy. When you added performance in the wind tunnel, it looked like it was real performance.
“But then you put them on the car, and the car would bounce more. And so finally this year, we're starting to make changes to the car that actually do improve the car, and don't add more bouncing.”
The recent upgrades have assisted Hamilton in scoring his first consecutive podium results of the season, but the seven-time champion believes there is still more to come from the W14.
He added: “We've taken a step in the right direction. But I don't think we've completely got to where we are going in terms of that direction.
“I think we're still turning. But we've got progress, real, real progress that's coming over the next coming months, which is really exciting to see.
Source: Autosport