Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff is realistic about his team’s chances this weekend. However, despite trailing rivals, the Austrian specialist is confident Mercedes still have a chance of winning races this season, but it is unlikely to happen in Melbourne yet.
Toto Wolff “From a sports results point of view we are waiting for a difficult race in Melbourne, but this weekend we can learn a lot. The team will try out some solutions, but we don’t expect them to let us play for a second.
We underestimated the aerodynamic effect that the bottom creates and now we are trying to solve the problem of bouncing on straight lines without taking the obvious path. We believe we can solve the problem without sacrificing speed. Since such things cannot be simulated in a simulator, we have to learn ten times faster on the track. The team is on its way to a solution, but the rest is not sitting still. And already in February they understood the essence of the problem.
However, I believe we can still win this year. However, the result does not come by itself – you have to fight for it. Now we have a lead over Red Bull and Ferrari, and it will be difficult to overtake them, but we know where the bar is.
Favorites? If Red Bull succeeds in further reducing the weight of the car, they will become a reference point for everyone.”
Source: F1 News
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