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Mercedes’ Technical Director James Allison says “you can sometimes build a lighter chassis from the existing carbon moulds, but to change the geometry would be self-mutilation”.
Back in Monaco Mercedes introduced a big upgrade package for the W14, which significantly changed the way their car looks and behaves.
However, technical director James Allison says a complete chassis change is out of the question.
“It’s too costly in the middle of the season,” the Briton said.
“You can sometimes build a lighter chassis from the existing carbon moulds, but to change the geometry would be self-mutilation. It would distract from more important things.”
While the changes brought to the W14 are significant, Allison refuses to call it a ‘B-spec’ car.
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“I would like to know that too. We are constantly rebuilding the car. I don’t know when it is justified to put a letter of the alphabet behind the type designation.
“[The progress was bigger than normal], but engineers don’t think in those categories. We are just trying to make the car better, within the limits of what is possible.
“Big changes to the monocoque weren’t possible, and it’s unlikely that we’ll change the rear suspension pivot points.
“They are too much set in stone,” Allison concluded.
