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Mercedes’ Technical Director James Allison says “there’s no reason” why Mercedes couldn’t fight for victories in 2023, “as long as we’re able to keep improving our car”.
In a talk with Auto Motor und Sport, Mercedes’ Technical Director James Allison said he sees no reason why Mercedes’ couldn’t fight at the front later in 2023.
“There’s no reason why it won’t happen this season, as long as we’re able to keep improving our car,” Allison said.
“The challenge is to do that and at the same time build up enough knowledge so that we can do it next season right from the start.”
Allison then revealed Mercedes has finally mastered the ride height issues of their car.
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“Last year’s model was designed with the naive assumption that we could drive it as low as possible, then we found out that wasn’t possible.
“When we had to go higher, we were outside the range where the aerodynamics work optimally. As the season went on, we learned how to get more out of the car by going higher.
“This year, we have a better handle on how low we can go before we get into trouble.
“We’re not perfect there yet, but we’re getting closer to perfection,” the Briton concluded.
