Explaining the changes Mercedes have made to their 2024 F1 car.
Despite finishing second in the constructors’ championship last year, Mercedes endured their first winless campaign since 2011. A second consecutive challenging season in F1’s current aerodynamics regulation cycle has led Mercedes to revamp their car for 2024.
“And then as you get towards the apex, the car needs to feel progressively more nimble, and eager, to turn. We have been trying to build that into the car.Mercedes have redesigned the chassis and gearbox casing on the W15, something that was not possible during the 2023 season due to the constraints of the F1 cost cap.
“That is what we have done this year. It does mean that in other parts of the car we have not tried to reinvent the wheel. But it has allowed us to undertake a couple of big projects without breaking the bank and we believe that this is a good and important use of our efforts.”“With this current generation of cars, so much of the performance comes from how the floor interacts with the road,” Allison added.
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