Forte de trois victoires lors des quatre derni\u00e8res courses, dont un doubl\u00e9 \u00e0 Spa avant la disqualification de George Russell pour non-conformit\u00e9 de la voiture aux r\u00e8gles de la FIA, Mercedes aborde la deuxi\u00e8me moiti\u00e9 de la saison avec un regain de confiance apr\u00e8s deux ann\u00e9es difficiles. Malgr\u00e9 cet \u00e9lan encourageant, Toto Wolff, le patron de l’\u00e9quipe allemande, temp\u00e8re les attentes en rappelant que, bien que des progr\u00e8s aient \u00e9t\u00e9 faits, Mercedes n’est pas encore en mesure de se battre pour la victoire \u00e0 chaque Grand Prix, notamment face \u00e0 McLaren et Red Bull, qui conservent une longueur d’avance.<\/p>\n
Before the summer break, we gained momentum with an improved car and better results. We will try to build on this for the last 10 races of the season. We know we still have ground to make up. We are not yet ready to fight for victories in every Grand Prix,” recently declared Toto Wolff to the media, including Planet F1<\/i>. The Austrian is therefore insisting on the need to remain cautious as there are still ten races to go this season. However, he acknowledges the significant progress made by his team since the beginning of the year.<\/p>\nMajor progress made this season<\/h2>\n
\u00ab We have made good progress in correcting the weaknesses of the W15, and we will continue to work hard to further improve the car. If we succeed, we will be able to reduce the gap with those ahead of us in both championships. \u00bb After a start to the 2024 season similar to the difficulties encountered in 2022 and 2023, where the team could no longer aim for victory regularly, the momentum has shifted in recent weeks. The Silver Arrows are now able to compete with McLaren, Red Bull, and Ferrari. For Wolff, this turning point occurred when James Allison returned as technical director, replacing Mike Elliott, who had defended the concept of \u00ab zero-pontoon \u00bb, a choice that had led Mercedes to two challenging seasons, with only one victory secured during that period, in 2022 in Brazil thanks to George Russell.<\/p>\n
At some point, under James’ impulse, the data suddenly made sense and the gap was bridged. It’s mainly related to how we balanced the car and improved its behavior. It wasn’t a miraculous front wing [introduced in Monaco], it was mostly a matter of balance.<\/p>\n
As the Formula 1 resumes this weekend in Zandvoort, Mercedes, currently fourth in the constructors’ standings with 266 points, hopes to continue on this momentum and catch up with the leading teams, particularly Ferrari, who have been struggling lately. Why not take advantage of this opportunity this weekend, on the home turf of local hero Max Verstappen, undefeated on this circuit since its return to the calendar in 2021? The competition promises to be intense, and despite Wolff’s cautious statements, Mercedes seems ready to position itself among the best, as it has not left the podium for the past six races.<\/p>\n
This progress also delights Lewis Hamilton. The seven-time world champion, who will leave Mercedes after 12 years of collaboration to join Ferrari in Maranello, recently expressed his satisfaction with the level of competitiveness now present in Formula 1, where each driver must give their best on every lap.<\/p>\n
\u00ab It’s really fantastic for the sport to see teams and drivers so close. The caliber of the drivers at the top today is incredibly high. We did not expect to compete with McLaren or Red Bull at this stage of the season, especially given our start to the year, Hamilton said.<\/p>\n
The British driver then added: \u00ab Now that we have reduced the gap… The second part of the season promises to be exciting, that’s for sure. \u00bb With four teams capable of winning races, the rest of the season promises to offer a fierce battle until the last lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. For his part, Toto Wolff affirmed: \u00ab Mercedes is ready to resume the race this weekend at Zandvoort. \u00bb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mercedes has recently returned to impressive form, with three wins in the last four races. However, his boss doesn’t believe that the team is yet capable of achieving the same feat every weekend, believing that there is still work to be done within the German team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":44179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,1749],"tags":[310,964,1601],"class_list":["post-29643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","category-news","tag-equipes","tag-mercedes-amg-f1","tag-toto-wolff"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n