“Not something that is correctable yet, we’ll do that over the winter, ” Mercedes Technical Director sheds light on 2022 woes of W13
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George Russell in the W13 (IMAGO / PanoramiC)
Mercedes has been rocked back massively by the performance deficit in comparison to Ferrari and Red Bull this year, and recently its Techincal Director, Mike Elliott has talked in detail about the problem with the W13 and what countermeasures they have taken and are going to be taken over the winter.
Moreover, Mike Elliott has admitted that a few corrections have been made that were possible during the current campaign and feels that in the remaining races of 2022, the Brackley-based team will be able to perform better.
While stressing about the same, Elliott said, “When you sort of think about strengths and weaknesses, we could probably talk circuit to circuit, but I think we look back and you look at how we developed the car.”
“I could point to one moment in time last year, where we did something that I think we made a mistake, and what you’re seeing in terms of performance at the track and the way it swings from race to race is a consequence of that.”
He further adds, “And that’s a mistake we’ve known about for a little while. And it’s something we’ve been correcting. And that’s why our performance has gradually got better, but it’s not something that we can fully correct for a little while yet, we will do over the winter.”
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Mercedes is set to bring a huge upgrade to Austin
The Silver Arrows have admitted that its W13 is not fully correctable in the short gaps that F1 teams get during the current campaign, but feels that the problem has been identified and that they will do a better job with their livery for next year.
There are still four races remaining in the current campaign, and in a bid to score a few more podiums, Mercedes is going to throw its last roll of the dice at the upcoming United States Grand Prix.
The Toto Wolff-led team is expected to bring an upgrade to Austin that is going to be around the aerodynamics side of the W13, and considering how unpredictable the car has proved to be so far, at the moment, it is anybody’s guess as to how the car will perform in Austin.
How many podiums do you see Mercedes scoring in the final four races of the 2022 F1 season?
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