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Mercedes’ Technical Director James Allison says the team will introduce a “major upgrade” for the W14 at the US Grand Prix, “but don’t expect us to have leapt past Max”.
Mercedes’ Technical Director James Allison says the team’s difficult 2023 season has allowed them to get “a very clear idea” of what they “need to put right” in 2024.
“This championship, while we haven’t made the really impressive progress that say McLaren have, we have nevertheless been charting a path through the season that gives us a very clear idea of what we need to put right,” the Briton said.
“So that makes next year’s fun, very exciting to look forward to and this period actually of the year extremely enjoyable.”
Allison also revealed that Mercedes has a big upgrade in store for the US Grand Prix.
“Major upgrade, we’re bringing a modified floor, if that’s what you mean. And hopefully it will give us a bit of lap time, always a benefit.
“But it is mostly a useful thing because it’s a bellwether for whether we’re on the right track.
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“But in lap time terms it will be small. Useful, but don’t expect us to have leapt past Max [Verstappen].”
He added the team is very excited for what 2024 will bring.
“I think that much of what ails us now is reasonably well-understood and we’re working to fix that. I feel like all of us got a pretty clear-sighted view of what we want to do with the car.
“This championship, while we haven’t made the really impressive progress that McLaren have, we have nevertheless been charting a path through the season that gives us a very clear idea of what we need to put right.
“So that makes the next years fun, very exciting to look forward to, and actually this period of the year extremely enjoyable,” Allison concluded.
