Formula 1: This season of Formula One has not turned out to be really great for the Mercedes team. We all know the team’s start to this season Did not turn out as planned. The team somewhat faced the same issues last season as well. They could not mark their presence on the track. It may have happened because of the model that they used last season. Somehow even after those issues, the team decided to stick with the same model this 2023 season. Follow Formula 1 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN.
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The poor performance in the opening Grand Prix in Bahrain Was a clear indication that they made a huge mistake. Although the team was determined not to repeat any mistakes, Maybe sticking to the same model turned out to be a big mistake. The team was very adamant about finding out solutions.
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However, seems like it did not go as planned. Even the Mercedes boss, Toto Wolff Admitted that the team had got it all wrong. They had admitted earlier in an interview, If plan A fails, they will have no other option but to change the path.
Formula 1: Mercedes SET to change Car in middle of F1 season, Toto Wolff confirms ‘W14 car will look very different within 5-7 Races’- Check Out
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Wolff was interviewed by Sky Sports at the weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Wolff mentioned the team’s plan update for the coming week.
It was clear that their Plan B means a new card design. If the team has changed its direction, then we all expect something good to come up soon. In previous interviews, Hamilton did mention how the model is not perfect.
He wanted the team to come up with new plans to improve the model. Undoubtedly, Hamilton wanted the pace in the car up to the mark.
The Mercedes boss mentions how the car is going to look different based on the team’s decision. Mercedes has always been about learning from their mistakes and recovering from them. In the interview, Wolff was talking about the cost caps that were implemented.
Formula 1: Mercedes SET to change Car in middle of F1 season, Toto Wolff confirms ‘W14 car will look very different within 5-7 Races’- Check Out
“We were bitten by that, that’s clear at this stage, but I don’t want to ever say that the cost cap doesn’t allow us to catch back up – it’s more difficult but we simply have to. ”, says Wolff.
The Mercedes boss also stated, “The moment we decide, which we’ve done, which direction to go, where we want to have the car, we’re just getting on with it and pushing hard with that one design philosophy.”
Formula 1: Mercedes SET to change Car in middle of F1 season, Toto Wolff confirms ‘W14 car will look very different within 5-7 Races’- Check Out
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