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Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff has teased that the side has “many good things in the pipeline” for its 2024
The Mercedes team has struggled to replicate its past success since Formula 1 returned to ground effect machinery, only managing one race win in two years. The team faced challenges due to its decision to stick with the ‘zeropod’ solution in the previous season, resulting in no wins despite a mid-season change in car concept. However, Mercedes is pressing ahead with a revised philosophy for 2024 and is encouraged by the initial signs from its W15 challenger. Although Mercedes is currently in second place in the Constructors’ Championship, it still lags 454 points behind Red Bull. Mercedes team boss, Toto Wolff, believes that as the reigning champions reach diminishing returns in this rules set, the field will converge, providing an opportunity for Mercedes to catch up. Wolff acknowledges that catching up will be a monumental task, but if they can address the fundamental problems with their car, they have the potential to make a significant step forward.
