Toto Wolff reveals “open and honest” talks at Mercedes | “Small” upgrades not “game changers”

Toto Wolff has confirmed that Mercedes held “open and honest discussions” following their disappointing performance at the season-opening F1 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Toto Wolff (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Shareholder and Executive Director in the FIA Press Conference. Formula 1 Testing,
Toto Wolff (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Shareholder and Executive Director in the FIA Press…

Mercedes came away from Bahrain with the fourth-fastest car behind Red Bull, Aston Martin and Ferrꦯari.

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168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton finished a distant fifth, while168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: George Russell was seventh after being beaten by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lance Stroll.

The W14’s lack ofꦦ speed resulted in rare criticism from Hamilton, while Wolff hinted that Mercedes may need to movꦗe to a completely new car concept later in the season.

Speaking ahead of this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Wolff said: “Our performance in Bahrain wasn't where we want it to ☂be. But this is the position we find ourselves in and it is already🐭 full steam ahead on the car, understanding it and working to get it in a better place. That's an exciting challenge for all of us. 

“Since Bahrain, we have had open and honest discussions from which we started to plan our fight back. In the short term, leaving no stone unඣꩲturned in the search for performance. In the longer term, focusing our development to determine how we get to the front. 

“I've already felt the energy and 💟determꦬination in the factory and know that will continue moving forward.”

George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir, Bahrain, Race
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Bahrain Grand…

Wolff ꦇrevealed that Mercedes will introduce a number of “small developments to the car” in Jeddah🐎.

“Anything can happen in motor racing, so we'll be working in Jeddah to maximise every part of our performance, chasing every point, every position, and every millisecond,” he added. “That's one of the huge strengths of our driver line-൲up with Lewis and George. We are racers and giving everything we've got, every time we go on track. 

“This weekend in Saudi Arabia we🔥 will learn more about W14, its characteristics and its limitations. It provides a very different test to Bahrain, and it will be interesting to see how the car reacts. We are bringing some small developments to the car: they won't be game changers, but they can start moving us in the right direction. 

“And we'll be pushing as hard as we can to create opportunities, and hopefully will give u🐟s a better account of ourselves than in Bahrain.”

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