The Mercedes W14, a completely new car for the upcoming season. Leaving behind all the problems of ‘porpoising’ is the goal of the silver arrows, who in 2022 were unable to fight for the championship against Red Bull from Max Verstappen.
Toto Wolffhead of Mercedes, has detailed the “surprises” what to expect in the new car. This was stated in statements to ‘Planet F1’: “The last time I saw it, I thought ‘oh, this looks the same’, but I hope it’s not the same”.
The ground is what has changed the most: “I enter the wind tunnel and it looks like this year’s car, but They tell me it’s very different underneath.”
Some changes that began to be seen in the middle of last season: “Our car changed fundamentally around mid yearwe changed the concept, but we couldn’t see anything on the bodywork.”
“I think we have a better understanding of what the problems were. We’ve been peeling layers of the onion, layers that were uncovering more and more problems, but I think we’ve gotten to the point where we have a pretty good understanding of why the car wasn’t running.” details.
“If we’re able to figure that out over the winter, at least we’ll be able to provide a stable platform for the drivers and build on it from there.”
Mercedes wants to turn around 180 degrees to your car to return to being that competitive team that dominated the competition with an iron fist in the past. The ‘enemy’ is a Verstappen who has accumulated two consecutive World Cups and who is undoubtedly the rival to beat for 2023.
