Toto Wolff claims Mercedes W15 is the best car they’ve built in the groud-effect era after tests on the simulator

The W15 has been reported to have completely newly designed components in its quest to dethrone Red Bull from the top in 2024.

Toto Wolff claims Mercedes W15 is the best car they’ve built in the groud-effect era after tests on the simulator

Toto Wolff (Via: Imago)

The Mercedes crew has incessantly been at work since the era of ground-effect cars began in Formula 1 in 2022. Despite huge setbacks due to the failed concept that were rectified in Monaco 2023, the team has made progress towards the right path.

With the W15, Mercedes will see a completely revamped machine, hoping to vastly improve the team’s performance from a dull 2023 campaign. Toto Wolff has given an optimistic update as Anthony Davidson, a sim driver for Mercedes, gave great feedback about its performance. However, Wolff has warned that this optimism may not correlate to the track.

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He was driving Melbourne [in the sim]. He said: ‘The car feels like a car for the first time in two years…' Obviously, I would love this to correlate to the track, but we’ve seen in the last two years that this was not always the case.
Toto Wolff said via PlanetF1

The W15 has been aided in development by a number of factors, such as Lewis Hamilton’s involvement and James Allison’s assumption of the role that Mike Elliott previously occupied. Mercedes will hope for a better 2024 season with the vehicle.

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Mercedes confirm the release date of the W15 unveiling

The W15 is one of the most anticipated cars that will compete in the 2024 season of F1. Set to be a major improvement on the 2023 W14, the new Mercedes car will hope to outshine the competing RB19 from Red Bull as well as fend off Ferrari, Aston Martin, and McLaren.

Mercedes F1 team, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and Toto Wolff
Mercedes F1 team, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and Toto Wolff (Credits: The Drive)

As the beginning of the season nears, teams have begun to announce the dates of the unveiling of their cars. Mercedes have joined the club, revealing the date in an Instagram post. The W15 will be unveiled on the 14th of February, on Valentine’s Day, just like Ferrari did in 2023.

The dates of other team’s cars have also been announced, though some remain to declare theirs. The remaining teams to reveal their dates are Haas, AlphaTauri (under a new name), McLaren and the heavily-awaited Red Bull.

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