Acknowledging the amount of work that was done by the team during the Easter period, the Austrian said:
Comparing the Silver Arrows’ present situation to the frontrunners, Wolff said:
Toto Wolff’s team currently finds itself second in the constructors’ standings, owing more to the reliability issues faced by Red Bull than the team’s own performance levels.
Will Mercedes be able to fight for the title this season?
Imola will mark the end of the 1/6th season. During this time, Mercedes has been more or less around a second slower than Red Bull and Ferrari. To make things worse, the team has opted not to bring any updates to the car at Imola.
The lack of performance has led to an obvious increase in the deficit to the top in terms of points. The more it happens, the more the team will suffer while recuperating.
Concerns exist that the Silver Arrows’ radical no-sidepod design is probably not the best solution it could have opted for. Consequently, the team is finding it difficult to understand the car and how it needs to be developed.
Mercedes’ situation has been flattered by the reliability issues faced by Red Bull, essentially gifting the former two podiums in the first three races. It will be interesting to see if and when the Brackley-based outfit starts making improvements to its 2022 F1 challenger.
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