Two weeks before the start of the Formula 1 season, Mercedes is clear that his objective is to return to fight for the championship against Red Bull and also against Ferrari. And for this, dodging the mistakes of the past year is essential.
Toto Wolff, head of the silver arrows, has stated in ‘Motorsport’ that his intention is to place the W13, last year’s carso that no one forgets everything that happened last year.
“Wanted to put it in the hall as a reminder not to rest on our laurels”, said the Austrian boss.
“It’s a symbol of audacity and courage to me. We took a radical design direction last year, we dared and we failed. To me, it shows the mentality of the team, as deal with success or failure“Wolf explains in these statements.
And he takes the opportunity to stick out his chest and highlight all the successes they have achieved: “We talked about this when we were successful, there is not a sports team in the world that has won all the competitions in which it has participated. That moment came last year and it was difficult…”.
A few moments, he says, that have “strengthened” the team: “It showed the strengths of the team, our values and our mentality. Hopefully, it can be a good foundation to continue our growth.”
The pre-season tests are held starting this Thursday at the Sakhir circuit. There it will begin to see if Mercedes has definitely forgotten that ‘porposing’ that made life so difficult for them last year. Fight with max verstappen is the big goal.
