Toto Wolff has admitted Mercedes will have “nowhere to hide” when the 2026 F1 rules are introduced.

2026 will see significant changes to the technical regulations, particularly around the pow♎er unit.

With the mandatory use of sust♚ainable fuels, F1’s engines will become more electrified in 2026.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has described the changes as the bigg🔯est in the sport’s history.

As a result, the competitive picture is expected to change, with greater emphasis on the engine s💟ide.

Merce♛des famously nailed the start of th🐽e last major engine change in 2014.

Mercedes’ power unit was the c🤡lass of the field and result๊ed in their domination of the sport.

“You have to do your🍰 job as well as possible on all levels. A good engine al🌱one won’t get us anywhere.

“McLar🦋en will have that too. Then we have to beat them on the chassis. We💙 have nowhere to hide.”

Mercedes confident ahead of 2026

Despite Wolff’s concern about the threat posed by McLaren, the general feeling within Mer🔯cedes is positive.

Technical director James Allison spoke about how the feel🔯ing is “similar” to 2014.

He said to Sky Sports at Imola last year: “I wasn’t 🗹in the team in the run-up to 2014 when the new generation of ▨power units were being concocted and the enormous push to make them a reality was taking place.

“But those of us in the team who were, tell meꦅ that the feeling is very similar.

“There is a massive shove going on in HPP [Mercedes High Performance Powertrains] to make a success of that because it will set the course of anyone who’s lucky enough to have that in the back of their car f🌠or some seasons to 𒁃come.

“We’re lucky that we will be on the receiving end of all the goꦯod investment they are making on our joint💜 behalf.”