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George Russell expects Mercedes’ 2024 car to be a “clean slate” after unfulfilled potential from the W14.
George Russell wants Mercedes to start from scratch and design a completely new car for the 2024 season. The team made the wrong decision by sticking with their current car concept this year, which resulted in facing the same issues as in 2022. They rushed through a b-spec W14, but it did not yield any race wins. Russell believes that a clean slate will motivate the team to find solutions to their current flaws and make a significant improvement next year. However, he expects Red Bull to also make progress, and is confident that Mercedes will be in a stronger position compared to this year’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Team Principal Toto Wolff confirmed that Mercedes will take a gamble on a new concept for next year in order to close the gap to Red Bull.
