One of the secrets of many successes lies in what should be considered an art: copying. “If something works, copy it”, is common in many business areas. And in F1 it’s always happened. If the car features different innovations or approaches, the team discusses how to incorporate the ideas into their car. It occurs at the beginning of all ages. When you change regulations, one group finds something and the rest try to adapt that idea to their cars.And Mercedes, the Constructors’ champion team back-to-back from 2014 to 2021, wouldn’t drop the ring if they did. toto wolf with the statement Saudi Grand Prix. he mercedes main team it is clear.

Mercedes are gearing up for a revolution after realizing they made a mistake with their 2023 car at the first race in Bahrain. toto wolf He assured us that every aspect is being reviewed to improve each area. You’ll be wearing pods.

Over the past few years there have been other teams that have tried to implement Mercedes’ ideas. Because it was a champion team and a great ruler. Now Red Bull dominates with Tekken and is a car to take inspiration from. Even Red Bull’s arch-nemesis, Mercedes. This is how Toto Wolf alluded to: “There is no set formula for what a car should be. It has to be the fastest racing car possible. If the car looks like a Red Bull…it doesn’t matter. It’s fast and it’s not embarrassing.”the Austrian commented, clarifying that this time the German company was not closed for anything.

“There is no set formula for what a car should be. It has to be the fastest race car possible. If the car looks like a Red Bull… I don’t care. It’s not embarrassing if it’s fast.” .”

When will the new Mercedes arrive?

There is no official date for the premiere of the new Mercedes yet, but rumors suggest it could arrive at the sixth race of the year, Imola (May 19-21). Toto Wolff was very optimistic about the data he saw in the wind tunnel and the simulation he hoped would be a single-seater that would allow his team to fight for victory at this track.

Wolff very optimistic about data seen in factory

“We are now full speed ahead and turning things around. We are now taking a really big step with our understanding in the R&D department and in the wind tunnel. This is a really big step because we only had to confirm the

Mercedes has realized that its continued commitment to the ‘zero side pod’ concept is not working. Despite solving the problems of rebound and top speed in a straight line, the car continued to have many deficiencies such as high deterioration, wheel slippage and lack. responsible person. They completely changed the car and had to do it quickly. According to Wolff, things seem to be going in the right direction.

“The kind of gains being achieved in our R&D and aerodynamics are much bigger than we’ve had in a long time,” he added, sending a major notice to his rivals.

the data is good

Optimism for the new Mercedes

“I think if you keep taking big steps already in the last 10 days, you’ll reach a point where you can really handle it,” he insisted.They were underdog in the first two races. Wolff believes in the team’s ability to continue attacking, especially after analyzing and understanding the data from the first round, and after the improvements they have achieved with their current car. Even that wasn’t enough.

“We are just looking at things from different angles now, so we have unlocked some possibilities. he commented.

Wolff forcefully revealed that every visible aerodynamic part of the car has been analyzed and is subject to change. I’m here. All of this has to be very careful to adhere to the budget caps and time limits set by the FIA ​​for the use of wind tunnels and CFD simulations. In that sense, an important shortcut is to see what’s already working in your current grid. I mean, take Red Bull for reference.

“Just put the car in another window. We’re changing the body of the car and the mechanics of the ground. The team at Brackley is in full swing. There’s a lot of good things we see. I think we have things within our reach that will inspire us.”

Of course, it should be noted that the simulator data was also promising before Mercedes put last year’s machine on the track. We’ll have to wait for Mercedes to get the revolution off the ground to assess whether it succeeded this time.