Wolff stated, “Unfortunately, that won’t happen any time soon. But I’m hoping for a step forward.” He explained that Mercedes had to react to Red Bull’s dominance and made changes to the underbody, bodywork, and front wheel suspension as they couldn’t find a solution to make the old car faster.
Responding to Hamilton’s statement about hoping for a one-second improvement, Wolff stressed that there are no miracles in Formula 1 and expects the team to have fewer problems and work with a more competitive car, rather than achieving a significant leap in performance.
There has been speculation regarding Mercedes’ revamped bodywork and whether it would lead to a change in their controversial zero-pods design. While some expect significant changes, others believe the team will continue with the existing car design while making adjustments based on improved testing and correlation between modeling, CFD, and wind tunnel data.
