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Toto Wolff says Mercedes “have defined a clear direction where we need to go”, and he hopes the team “can make another step” over “the next few races”.
After two difficult races, Mercedes managed to extract more performance from their 2023 car at the Australian Grand Prix.
In an interview on Mercedes’ official website, team boss Toto Wolff reflects on the first three races of the season.
“It’s been difficult so far,” the Austrian said.
“With the way we developed the car, we were hopeful of sorting out our issues from last year. And we realised we weren’t coming out of the blocks where we expected to be.
“Having said that, we don’t feel any sense of entitlement. This is the toughest competition in the world, and it wouldn’t be such a fantastic challenge, if it was easy.
“Three races into the season, I think we saw that one team is setting the benchmark now.
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“In Australia though, we saw glimpses of performance in our car that encourages us for the next part of the season.”
Toto then said he believes his team is on the right track to get back to the top of the field.
“In terms of car development, it is encouraging to see that within three races, we understand the car much better.
“We have defined a clear direction where we need to go and I believe we are on the right trajectory.
“We need to consolidate our understanding and hopefully over the next few races we can make another step.
“It’s also important to keep on track and not oscillate too much between exuberance and depression; to stay rational and believe in our trajectory, believe in the capability of the team.
“There will be setbacks but there will also be upgrades and plenty of work that will help us get closer to the front,” Wolff concluded.
