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Former F1 driver Romain Grosjean says “there are some very bold decisions” made on the Mercedes W15, and he is “most intrigued” to see it on the track.
On the latest episode of Romain Grosjean’s YouTube show, the former F1 driver took a look at Mercedes’ 2024 challenger – the W15, and it seems he liked what he saw.
“I think it’s the most good-looking car,” Grosjean said.
“I’m glad to see the Silver Arrow back on the track. I think it is the car, with the Red Bull, I’m the most intrigued to see on track.
“I think there’s some very bold moves. There are some very bold decisions made on the car. Look at that front wing and that big scoop.
“It does remind me a lot of the 2006 F1 cars that I used to be in love with… and then those sidepods. They went for very small entry to get as much as much flow as they can under the sidepods.
“But I’m very excited about that front wing, very excited about that sidepod entry, the front wing design, with a lot of very different plate sizes, flap sizes.
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“That front wing is very intense. Very, very loaded, so they must be very confident in the rear downforce because there’s one thing that is very easy to do in Formula 1, is create a lot of front downforce – you just put on a big front wing and you’re going to have all the downforce in the world you want.
“But every flow of air that hits a Formula 1 car hits the front wing first, so if the air doesn’t go exactly what you’re planning on getting it after it hits the front wing, you are not going to go anywhere, and that is a key element in every Formula 1 car.
“I must admit they are very, very intense choices on that car, and I’m excited to see what it does.
“I’m really hoping to see Mercedes back fighting at the front with Ferrari, with Red Bull, with Aston Martin, with McLaren, with anyone basically, I want everyone to be fighting.
“But I think in terms of everything we’ve seen, everyone seems to be quite conventional to the points that’s on a Mercedes that is very different and very unique,” he concluded.
