Toto Wolff admits Mercedes have ‘mountain to climb’ as he avoids setting bold F1 2024 targets
Merceꦫdes have avoided setting any bold targets for the upcoming 2024 F1 season.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has admitted that his team have a “mountain to climb” in order to get back to winning ways in F1.
The Brackley-based outfit unv🥃eiled on Wednesday morning the revamped black and silver W15 car which they hope will return them to the front of the grid in 2024 after two difficult campaigns since the introduc𝐆tion of new aerodynamic regulations.
Despite finishing second in last year’s constructors’ standings, Mercedes endured their first winless🐈 season since 2011 as Red Bull claimed 21 victories from 22 races with their dominant RB19.
The long-awaited and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:much-changed W15 - the final car seven-time world champion168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton will drive before moving to Ferrari - will have its first shakedown at Silv🔯erstone today.
"We know we have a mountain to climb to ღfight at the very front. There are no miracles in this sport," Mercedes team principal W🌳olff conceded.
"But our ambition and determination are strong.
"Since charting this new course, development has progressed well. We had several items on ou𝓡r priority list for this car. We will soon see if we've made the step we've aimed for.”
During a short Q&A at Mercedes’ digital launch event, Wolff notably did nꦰot set any bold targets for his side to achieve in 2024.
Instead, emphasis was placed on simply giving Hamilton and teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell a more predictable car.
"The target is to do a go🀅od job,” Wolff stated. "Look inwards, like I said. Try to have a car on track that is predictable, that has lots of downforceಌ, a strong engine.
"And just do a solid job, deliver on our targets. That is what we would lik🃏e to achieve, To give a car to Lewis [Hamilton] and George [Russell] that they enjoy driving, and not as difficult as the previous years’.
"And hopefully in Bahrain in a♎ week's time we will have more good feedback than bad, but I'm really looking forward to have that car out on track.”
Pre-season t🥃esting takes place next week in Bahrain, before the season gets underway with the opening grand prix on March 2.
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