Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff has said the team will introduce a small update to its W14 designed to move the team “in the right direction” for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Toto Wolff believes the Jeddah Corniche circuit will provide a ‘different test’ for his team following a tough start to the season, where he fell 50 seconds behind Bahrain Grand Prix winner Max Verstappen.
“This weekend in Saudi Arabia we will know more regarding the characteristics and limitations of the W14. It will be a completely different test than in Bahrain and it will be interesting to see how the car reacts,” said Wolff. Mercedes F1 have been at odds over car concepts since Bahrain. Lewis Hamilton says the team didn’t listen to him and Toto Wolff admits it was the wrong concept despite achieving his goals in the winter. The team started the process of bringing the update this weekend, but it won’t be a “game changer” for them. “We are bringing some small developments to the car. They won’t be game changers, but they can start moving us in the right direction,” added Wolff. I will do my best to create chances and hopefully I can explain myself better than I did in Bahrain.”Mercedes F1 issued a statement to fans between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia following a bad start to the year. I apologized for cutting the Now, amid rumors that Mercedes is looking to bring back key personnel from the transfer to the F1 team to resolve the issue, Toto Wolff said the team had had “open and honest discussions”. . “Since Bahrain, we have had open and honest talks and from there we started planning our counterattack,” said Wolff. “In the short term, we will do everything in our power to pursue performance gains. In the long term, we will focus on development to decide how to break into the top ranks.” I feel it and I know it will continue to move forward.”
