Toto Wolff has hinted at what to expect from Mercedes’ 2024 car.
Toto Wolff has made some inroads on the Mercedes 2024 vehicle.
Toto Wolff has hinted that the 2024 Mercedes will be “more conventional” than their current endeavor, perhaps emulating the Red Bull vehicle design that has been so successful.
For the first time since 2011, Mercedes finished 2023 without a victory, despite a significant change to their vehicle over the year.
Wolff has provided additional information on what to anticipate when the vehicle is tested in Bahrain for preseason next year. The original layout was abandoned in favor of a B-spec layout starting in Monaco.
Toto Wolff promises something “interesting” but “conventional.” W15
Mercedes had the most original idea for their new standards at the beginning of 2022, but they weren’t the only ones with many iterations.
However, as time has gone on, the vehicles’ appearances have been increasingly alike, with Red Bull’s winning design serving as the model for others to follow.
Wolff went on to claim Mercedes’ 2024 design will take a “conventional” route, but it would also feature some “interesting details” of its own.
When speaking to PlanetF1.com at the Autosport Awards, he said, “I think we were bold and courageous to embark on the road with such a car.” That was a novel idea that no one had ever considered before, and it was unsuccessful. That seems to be all there is to it. It’s not mysticism; it’s physics.
“The car for next year will be more in line with what one would anticipate from a Formula 1 vehicle but there are a few interesting details that we have not seen on other cars yet.”
While some people, like Wolff, were eager to look forward, others used the awards ceremony as an opportunity to reflect on a good year.
The head of Mercedes commented, “Every year that is not easy is part of a learning curve that makes you better afterwards.”
“I wish we could have gone for the World Championship, but it didn’t work out. We are eager for next year as a result.
“Everything is geared at 2024. We apply the lessons learned and continue our examination, but this time it’s focused on the organization rather than the new car.
Wolff needs to revitalize that organization right now because the club is going through a dry spell that they haven’t seen since getting back into the sport in 2010.
Even at the peak of their abilities, Wolff claimed, they were ready for this kind of crisis.
The Austrian remarked, “We knew that after eight titles that happened, there will be a time when it’s getting tougher.”
