Toto Wolff has admitted that Mercedes have a “fundamental issue” which the team “haven’t solved” as they look to return to the front of F1.

Mercedes ha🗹ve endured a sluggish start to the 2024 F1 season, scoring just 26 points in the opening three races.

It equaled 💖their worst start to a campaign since 2012, where they had just 26 points following the Chinese Grand Prix which Nico Rosberg won.

Much was expected from Mercedes in 2🏅024 after theꦓy drastically re-designed their car.

The driver position was adjusted following a request from 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton, while the sus❀pension and general arc𓃲hitecture was adjusted.

Mercedes also reverted to a more conventional car concept, mov💃ing away from their aggressive ‘zero-pod’ look, but so far at least, it’s not worked oꦫut.

Speaking to , Wolff conceded that Mercedes ‘lost t❀heir way’ at the start of the new rules.

“I think we’ve lost our way in the beginning of ‘22 because all of our tools and systems gave us ca🐲rs that were winning championships every single year but then the new regulations were very much around the ground effect - all the suction happens through the floor,” he said.

“We came out with a car that showed all the prom🐲ises on the data and the wind tunnel, but it didn’t deliver. Since then we♔’ve changed everything.

“The layout, the suspension, the driver position, the gearboxes, but it seems the fundamental issue is at the core and we🦩 haven’t solved that.”

Mercedes have started w𓃲eekends strongly in 2024 before falliꦍng away in the race.

Wolff su💖ꦬggested Mercedes might need to “experiment” at every single race with their car setup in a bid to reach their performance ceiling. 

“I think we are coming to aꦉ point now where we need to experiment every single race, not only on Fridays b🍨ecause our performance seems to get worse throughout the weekend,” he added.

“We’re go♊od on Friday, we’re good in some of the sessions on Saturday but the more g𝔍rip we have the faster it goes the more we reach the performance ceiling of the car. Our data shows us it’s not the ceiling.”