Toto Wolff has revealed the biggest challenge facing Mercedes as they aim to turn the underperforming W14 into an F1 title challenger in 2024.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton flashes past in final practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Budapest, July 2023.
Mercedes entered 2023 aiming to return to title contention, but were forced to redesign their W14 car after an alarming display at the season opener in Bahrain and have made only limited progress since a heavily revised chassis – featuring a more conventional sidepod layout – arrived in Monaco at the end of May.Despite their limited improvement over the course of this season, Mercedes remain hopeful of challenging Max Verstappen’s dominant Red Bull team next year with more big changes promised.
“Only if we are able to put our car on a much better basis, we will race in front. Because Red Bull is so far ahead, we are totally changing our car concept.”F1 2024 cars: What name has each team given their chassis for the 2024 season?
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