Mercedes believes that behaviours of its W15 Formula 1 car that ‘do not make any sense’ have thrown up some clues about the real trigger for its problems.
The German manufacturer has endured a challenging start to the 2024 campaign where its new car has shown promise but also some key weaknesses that have left Lewis Hamilton and George Russell struggling at times. In particular, Mercedes has been chasing answers about why its car is not performing as well as anticipated in high-speed corners.
So, where's the limitation? 'I think we wanted to tick some few boxes to understand: is there any limitation that we have spotted? I think there is.” Wolff admitted that the situation was actually hard to comprehend and suggests Mercedes had not got as good an understanding of things as it has now. “Everything over these two years which we have seen points that there should be much more downforce than we believe it is,” he said. “And now we've measured the downforce and it is there.
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