the mercedes team has returned to the design of the black color and this time the reason is simply sporty. she has explained Toto Wolff during the presentation of the W14: the car is of this color to avoid being overweight and gain speed.
“We have gone for the black decoration in the name of performance. We have explored every opportunity to reduce weight and that is the reason for the design,” commented the head of the Silver Arrows team.
“It brings back the origin of the silver arrows. Mercedes had a white car that was very heavy and they stripped the paint to win with a silver color. We have carried out a similar vision, we were overweight in 2022“, has explained.
The goal was to “reduce every gram”: “The new car has carbon fiber shape elements and other areas are painted black.
Therefore, that black color has nothing to do with the fight against racism: “In 2020 we changed to support diversity and equality, which is always close to our hearts. It has been part of our DNA and we are happy to return to him.”
Forget the problems of 2022
“We have tried to maintain all the strong points and improve the weak ones. Last year we recognized that we had problems and I hope everything goes better in 2023Wolff said.
And the big goal is “to be champions again”: “At the beginning of the new year, our hopes and expectations are in fighting for the World Cup. When you run in the high zone, you need resilience, teamwork and determination.”
“We face every challenge and we are going to try to give everything in search of every thousandth. We will put the team ahead and we will go all out to return to the top”, she completed.
