The ‘advantage’ Toto Wolff thinks Mercedes could have over F1 rival Red Bull
Red Bull were hit with a $7m fine and a 10 percent reduction on aerodynamic development time for a 12-month period, taking their permitted allocation down from 70 percent to 63 percent for the 2023 F1 season.
The impact of the punishment has been the subject of intense debate, with Red Bull team principal Christian Horner and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen even appearing to be on168澳洲5最新开奖结果: different pages.
“I think they [Red Bull] have done a very good job last year in having a car out there that was half a second or more quicker than anyone else,” Wolff told media, including wuqian0821.com, at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:launch of Merced💃es W14 challenger.
“The lack of wi𒁏nd tunnel time is certainly not ꦬgreat for them, [and it could be] an advantage for us this season.”
However, Wolff♊ stressed that an efficient organisation like Red Bull should be able to limit the damage of such a penalty.
“But if yoꦛu have an efficient machine, you can certainly compensate for that, or large parts o𝐆f it,” he explained.
“So, long-term, [it’s] good for us, but we’ve been in that situation - obviously without a penalty - so we𒁃 won and had less wind tunnel time for everyone elܫse for the last two seasons.
“It’s going to certainly bite the🍨m a bit, but if they are efficient as an organisation🌊 – which they’ve demonstrated – it’s not going to be big.”
Mercedes are hoping their brand-new W14 car will propel them back into⛦ title contention this season after slipping behind Red Bull and Fer꧙rari in F1’s pecking order during a challenging 2022.
At the launch of RB19 earlier this month, Verstappen named 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mercedes as the biggest threat to Red Bull in 2023.
Asked about the prospect of another title battle between Verstappen and168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lewis Hamilton, 🦋Wolff said: “We saw very positive comments from t♋he other teams that we are going to be right there.
“But we need to prove that ourselves that we are taking th🉐e right decisions and I would like to have a fight in the front there, not only the top thee teams but maybe one of the others can join ꦇus there.
“It♓ would be good for Formula 1 and tha𒁏t’s what makes it so enjoyable.”
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