Toto Wolff admits Mercedes have ‘mountain to climb’ as he avoids setting bold F1 2024 targets
Mercedes have avoided setting any bold targets for tꦏhe upcoming 2024 F1 season.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has admitted that his team have a “mountain to climb” in order to get back to winning ways in F1.
The Brackley-based outfit unveiled on Wedne🦹sday morning the revamped black and silver W15 car which they hope will return them to the front of the grid in 2024 after two difficult campaigns since the introduction of new a♏erodynamic regulations.
Despite finishing second in last year’s constructors’ standings, Mercedes end🐟ured their first winless season since 2011 as Red Bull claimed 21 victorie💫s from 22 races with their dominant RB19.
The long-awaited and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:much-changed W15 - the final car seven-time world champion168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lewis Hamilton will drive before moving to Ferrari - will have its first shakedown at Si🍃lverstone today.
"We know we have a mountain to cli꧋mb to fight at the very front. There are no miracles in this sport," Mercedes team 💫principal Wolff conceded.
"But our ambition and determination are strong.
"Since charting this new course, development has progressed well. We had several items on our priority list for this car. We will soon see if we've made the step we've aime✱d for.”
During a short Q&A at Merce𒊎des’ digital launch event, Wolff notably did not set any bold targets for his side to achieve🎶 in 2024.
Instead, emphasis was placed on simply giving Hamilton and teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell a more predictable car.
"The t﷽arget is to do a good job,” Wolff stated. "Look inwards, like I said. Try to have a car on track that is predictable, that has lots of downforce, a strong engi꧋ne.
"And just do a solid job, deliver on our targets. That is what we would like to achieve, To give a car to Lewis [Hamilton] and George [Russell] that they enjoy driving, an𒁏d not as difficult as the previous years’.
"And hopefully in Bah𓆉rain in a week's time we will have more good feedback than bad, but I'm really looking forward to have that car out on track.”
Pre-season testing takes place next week in Bahrain, before the season gets undꦅerway with the opening grand prix on March 2.
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