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Wolff: Mercedes must not "give up" on recovery before F1 2026 rules reset
Mercedes has decided to abandon its current car architecture for the 2024 season and adopt a downwash solution used by other teams. This puts them in a position where they need to catch up to Red Bull, who have had two seasons to develop their ground-effects regulations. Despite this challenge, Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff is determined not to give up on their recovery plan and aims to compete for championships in the next two years. However, Wolff warns that the odds of Mercedes regaining the top spot before the major rule changes in 2026 may be slim. Lewis Hamilton shares a similar sentiment and believes that while progress has been made, there is still work to be done to understand the car better.
