Now, Mercedes has been out of the title tango for a couple of seasons, but they’re on a mission to whip up a beast of a car for 2024. Behind the scenes at Brackley, it’s all hands on deck. And guess what? Some of that wizardry is out in the open, especially the spiffy new floor that boasts a raised leading edge and a swanky reprofiling of the venturi tunnel roof.
James Allison, the maestro behind the technical design, is stoked about what’s unfolding. Post-Lewis Hamilton snagging a podium in Mexico City, he spilled the beans, saying, “Looking at the performance in Austin and here [Mexico], racing against the likes of McLaren and Ferrari effectively, the track data is telling us we’ve taken a step forward.”
