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Mercedes Technical Director James Allison says redesigning the W14 from scratch would be like throwing “an awful lot of baby along with a small amount of bathwater”.
For more than a year, the F1 fans and the media have been talking about Mercedes’ car concept.
Considering how the team was not able to produce a car capable of fighting for the championship for two seasons, many are saying they should completely scrap their current car, and start building another one from scratch.
Mercedes’ returning Technical Director James Allison says this is not something they would ever consider.
“I don’t think any of us would ever consider a wholesale revamp clean sheet, a good or prosperous approach,” the Briton said.
“If the rules change, then of course, you have to change with them. But engineering is about iteration.
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“And in all likelihood, if you tear things up, you are going to… I’m going to mix metaphors horrifically here… but you are going to just throw away an awful lot of baby along with a small amount of bathwater.
“Because all of these cars, from the top to the bottom of the grid, are unbelievably good cars. It’s merely a question of how competitive are you? Are you the best in the whole world?
“And necessarily, you are going to use the platform you have, and you’re going to choose the paths forward that allow it to get better in the fastest possible way.
“And almost never – in fact, never – would you ever tear things up and say ‘enough with that, let’s change and do something completely different’,” Allison concluded.
