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Former F1 designer Gary Anderson tries to guess where Mercedes stands compared to its rivals after pre-season testing and adds the W15 “will be more responsive to developments”.
After 2024 pre-season testing, former F1 designer Gary Anderson tried to figure out where each team stands ahead of the first race of the season next week.
Here’s what he had to say about Mercedes.
“This year’s car is very different to last year’s version both mechanically and aerodynamically,” Anderson wrote in his The Race column.
“Even the engineers are saying it’s a whole new learning curve and the test showed that Mercedes is still learning about it.
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“Out on track it looked fine: fairly sharp on turn-in and sometimes a little nervous on the throttle, but nothing crazy.
“I don’t think Mercedes has a Red Bull or Ferrari beater just yet, but I think what it has now will be more responsive to developments.
“Overall I think it is third-best at the moment but it will be close with McLaren,” the Briton concluded.
