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After Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying Toto Wolff said the upgraded W14 is “a new baseline”, and “there’s no more talk about changing the regulations, raising the floor edges” etc.
After Mercedes’ performance in Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying, team boss Toto Wolff gave the final verdict on Mercedes’ upgrades, and it’s very positive.
“I think it’s solid,” he said about the upgraded W14.
“I think we should have been right behind Max Verstappen. This is what we have seen after FP3, where we felt we had something in the bag.
“That’s why the disappointment is big, because we expected more.”
Wolff added that there is no more need for Mercedes to question its concept and car.
“I think it is a new baseline,” he explained.
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“It is from where we can continue to work with a certain stability, and without needing to question certain parts of the car – whether it’s the bodywork, the floor, or the front suspension.
“It is now established and this is what we are taking forward now. I’m of the belief that this car is now a solid baseline.
“There’s no more talk about changing the regulations, raising the floor edges… The bouncing is a non-existent topic anymore.
“That did happen in qualifying, but we know which direction we should have gone.
“It is from here now we can seek performance, downforce, and all that. But obviously with the caveat that you can get it very wrong with the tyres.
“That’s why you see these massive swings between team-mates, and swings in performance depending on the ambient and track conditions,” Wolff concluded.
