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Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says the team’s 2024 car “is very different, not only on the aerodynamic surfaces but mainly underneath”.
At Mercedes’ 2024 car launch, team boss Toto Wolff said the W15 is completely different from its troubled predecessors.
“This is a complete relaunch of a car,” the Austrian said.
“The car is very different, not only on the aerodynamic surfaces but mainly underneath. There are many mechanical changes.
“We hope it will transfer into more predictability and a car the drivers can really push.”
Toto added Mercedes had to rethink their design approach.
“Most important is that you look inward. What is it we got wrong? Why did the virtual world not correlate with the real world?
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“And we found some clues and tried to eliminate some variables. We know it is difficult and a big mountain to climb because if a team is far ahead like Red Bull was last year it is not easy.
“But we have a superb driver combination, hopefully a fast car and I think there are some very good ingredients to be back at the front again.
“The target is to do a good job, look inwards, try to have the car on track that is predictable and has lots of downforce and do a solid job and deliver on our targets, to give a car to Lewis and George that they enjoy driving and not as difficult as the previous years.
“And hopefully in Bahrain in a week’s time, we will have more good feedback than bad.”
