LONDON, CMC – Crew boss Toto Wolff stated Mercedes will work diligently to supply a W15 automobile for British race driver Lewis Hamilton that can allow him to problem for one more Formulation 1 world title subsequent yr.
Hamilton, the seven-time world champion, whose heritage is Grenadian, ended the season third within the drivers’ championship, although he endured a second consecutive winless season within the cockpit for the Mercedes racing staff.
Mercedes gained the constructors’ title eight years in a row from 2014 to 2021, however the Pink Bull racing staff ended their streak and delivered successive world titles with Dutchman Max Verstappen on the wheel.
A part of the problem for Mercedes has been adapting to the brand new set of automobile design rules that can govern the game till 2026 – however Wolff stated his staff was not ready to take a seat idly and never attempt to overcome them.
“I don’t need to surrender on the restoration and say, ‘Nicely, let’s anticipate 2026, new automobile, new engine’,” he instructed the Motorsport.com web site.
“There are two extra vital years to go. I need it to testify to the staff’s strengths that we are able to recuperate and race for championships. That’s our clear goal.”
Hamilton not too long ago signed a two-season extension with Mercedes, retaining him with the staff till the tip of 2025, however he might be determined to show his fortunes round and problem Verstappen for the motive force’s title.
Wolff stated it will be troublesome to catch as much as the RBs, even when others have proven that making vital efficiency jumps in a comparatively brief time is feasible.
“Trying on the odds, very troublesome,” he stated. “Taking a look at performances of different groups, how Aston Martin has performed over the winter [from 2022 into 2023], McLaren recovered a second with an improve they anticipated to come back in at 0.25 seconds…
“There’s a candy spot to seek out that unlocks extra potential. Essentially the most vital contributor is that the drivers begin to have a automobile they’ll belief, which they’ll’t now [with the outgoing Mercedes W14].
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