Mercedes feels ride control gains are more important than downforce improvements with F1's current-gen ground-effect cars, as the team continues work on a major upgrade package for Imola.
Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has selected “ride control” as the biggest limitation facing the team in 2023 as it works to create the “least s**ttiest” ground-effects Formula 1 car.Fixes for the W14’s cockpit being placed too far forward relative to the front wheels, and the true impact of the technical switch of Mike Elliott and James Allison, likely will not be realised until 2024.
But after identifying design flaws with the car prior to Bahrain pre-season testing, a B-spec machine has been promised, with the first major upgrade set for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in late May. Wolff has spoken of a “need to manage everyone’s expectations” regarding the step forward the developments will immediately deliver and has singled out “ride” as the biggest area of focus.
Wolff said of the coming tweaks: “The target is Imola. I just need to manage everyone’s expectations because we are talking so much about the upgrade that when we put it down on the track, we aren’t likely to run circles around Red Bull. It is going to be a good baseline, I think.” Allison has already noted that the team is working to unlock more downforce while the drawing office has been tasked with penning a revised suspension.George Russell, Mercedes F1 W14, leaves the garage
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