Mercedes says that its dire Brazilian Grand Prix is proof that its decision to commit to an all-new W15 Formula 1 car next year is the right thing to do.
The German manufacturer has been working hard on a fundamentally different car for 2024, with it clear that it did not hit the targets with its current W14 challenger. While such a dramatic change of direction opens the risk of the team having to restart on all the knowledge it has gained over the past two years, the team says it is now convinced that there is no future for the current concept.
” Photo by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Images Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W14, battles with Lando Norris, McLaren MCL60 The scale of Mercedes’ confusion over what was going on in Brazil was highlighted by the fact that the team considered pulling its cars out of parc ferme so it could change set-up to something that worked better. However, Wolff said that such a plan was ruled out because the team did not know what it needed to change to make things better.
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