Mercedes say 2023 F1 car bodywork upgrade ‘won’t look like Red Bull’ and put 'Plan B' rumours to bed
While Mercedes have retained their unique ‘zero sidepod’ concept on their brand-new W14 challenger for 2023, team boss Toto Wolff has 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:hinted the area will be revised during the upcoming season.
Mercedes are planning to introduce a big upgrade package a few races into the new campaign and it had been suggested the team were168澳洲幸运🅰5官方开奖结果历𓃲史: developing a backup sidepod concept similar♒ to Re🙈d Bull and Ferrari’s philosophy.
However, Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott has dismissed the rumours 𒈔and stre💧ssed the W14’s modified bodywork “won’t look like someone else’s”.
“🔯There’s bodywork coming and it will look different,” Elliott told Sky 💎Sports F1’s Ted Kravitz.
“It won’t look like someone else’s [car], it will look like an evolution of ou🦂rs. 🌜That’s on its way.”
When asked if Mercedes are going to converge to Red Bull’s sidepod concept, Elliott said: “That’s not in our current💦 plans.”
Mercedes appear to be playing catch up to Red Bull and Ferrari heading into the new season, with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton admitting the team have168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: “a mountain to climb” follow🐟ing a mixed preꦫ-season test in Bahrain.
But Elliott is hopeful Mercedes’ developments over the course of the year can bring them back ಌinto title contention after ⛦a miserable 2022.
“In competition [terms],🌠 hopefully we’re back but I think we have to be huꦜmble, we have to remember we’ve got good competition,” he said.
“If we made a step forward and got closer to the front then we’re back in it. And if we can develop over tꦫhe course of the season then hopefully we can fight for the championship.”
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