Follow usMercedes team boss Toto Wolff offered some insight as to how is the development of the Mercedes W14 for the 2023 season is going.
The German expressed his optimism about the team’s capability of finding the right track again and getting back to winning ways.
Mercedes started the season slowly as they established themselves trailing not only Red Bull, but also the resurrected Aston Martin. Wolff admitted that this situation was a reality check for the 8-time World Champions as they found themselves on ‘dead end’ with their car and had to, therefore, totally change the concept of development.
After both George Russel and Lewis Hamilton outpaced the two Ferraris in Jeddah that gave Wolff hope that the team is finding the right step again.
‘The progress we saw in Saudi Arabia was encouraging. We maximised the package we had and scored some solid points,’ he said.
‘More importantly, we continued to learn and understand more about the W14 and our development direction. Everyone back at base has been hard at work to turn these learnings into performance.’
‘The signs we are seeing back at the factory are promising. We have got to take it step by step, though, and won’t get carried away until we see performance translated into lap time on track.’
‘The competitive order behind Red Bull is tight, with small margins having a big effect on points scored. There remains a significant gap to the front and that is ultimately what we are interested in closing.’
The next race takes place in Australia on Sunday April 2, as Mercedes will be looking to maximize their potential in the quest of bringing back the glory days.
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