Mercedes’ Toto Wolff urged to “copy” Red Bull concept by Ted Kravitz: “Build a Plan B for what? Silverstone?”
Mercedes’ 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell were never competitive with Red Bull’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen over the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix weekend and, even before the first race of 2023, Wolff conceded his team 𒁃would re-think their concept after their star driver critic🐟ised it.
Lagging behind even ꧟Aston Martin, their customer 🎶team who have a Mercedes power unit, condemned Wolff to call Bahrain his “worst racing day”.
Kravitz said on Sky afterwards: “W🗹hy is it,🍷 then, that Toto calls it his worst day?
“I think the reality has struck. They know where they🍌 are. No more messing about. No more talking about engine modes or fuel levels.
“This car has not worked. They gave it o♛ne more chance. Already, Toto is calling it a day after one race!
“Does he not wantඣ, like Christian Horner, to take a sample of two or three [races]? No, he doesn’t.”
Kravitz focused on a comment from Wolff 🦋about a planned upgrade for the F1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, the sixth race of the season: “What I thought was key was the three tenths. The Imola upgrade was only going to be worth three tenths. What? I thought this Imola upgrade for Mercedes was going to solve al꧅l their problems!”
Naomi Schiff said: “They were sixth tenths behind in qualifying so they will need👍 more than three tenths to get to the front.”
Kravitz continued: “Totto is right. What are 🤡they going to do, stop the Imola upgrade? It’s alrea﷽dy in production.
“The c💜ost cap is key. Lewis said they can’t do a Plan B because they can’t under♎ the cost cap.
“But Toto is now tasking his technical people with precisely that - to build a Plꦫan B car for what? Silverstone?”
Hamilton criticised the concept of the W14 after the first practice day of 2023, a grave concern shared early. A day late🔯r after qualifying, Wolff conceded t𝄹hat the concept would change.
But Kravitz in🐓sists they are already moving onto a third idea: “Mercedes changed their concept over the winter. Their concept last year was to get the car as low as possible. ♋Then they had the dreaded porpoising so the whole of 2022 was written off.
“They changed concept: ‘Let’s run the car up a bit, let’s keep the sidepods bec🍷ause we think aerodynami💝cally they are good’.
“This concep🌠t hasn’t worked. So they are going to concept three! The third concept in two-and-a-half years!
“That is essentially to do what Aston Martin have done. Toto is clear: ‘There is nothing wrong with our power unit, there is nothing wrong with our rear suspension, there 💃is nothing wrong with the gear box’.
“All of which are on the Aston. Look at the Aston💖, it’s a Red Bull copy! More or less. That’s what🅠 Mercedes will have to do.
“If you’re a desi🐬gner at Mercedes, how will you feel?”
Schiff added: “How will they feel after 🅘Toto says it’s the worst day at Mercedes?”
Hamilton was overtaken by 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso, on his Aston Martin debut, with the Spaniard claiming a podium finish which, in turn, knocked Mercedes even further down th🌠e pecking order.
The peerless Verstappen cruised to victory from pole position, and teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez was P2.
