mercedes He has a lot of problems at the start of the year. Their car is not competitive to be at the top and they decided to change it completely for the next races, in Saudi Arabia and Australia. Meanwhile, there is a debate over the continuity of Lewis Hamilton.
Yes It’s Wolf He doesn’t want to know any of this right now. He assures that this is something that will be dealt with in the future. “Even though we are transparent about how we have to run the car, Now is not the time to talk about the pilot situation for 2024“, said the Austrian.
“It’s not the moment. It’s very early, we must push everyone in the same direction, the pilots, the engineers, everyone, instead of throwing in the towel. We never did that and we won’t do that now,” Wolff said.
Hamilton was very clear in Bahrainwhere on the radio he “pressured” his: “Last year, there were things I told them that were wrong, I said the problems with the car …”.
Wolff appreciates the ‘feedback’ with the seven-time F1 champion and says they are all pushing in the same direction: “He is an integral part of the team, he tries to lift the team and we are all united.”
Mercedes does not want to know anything about the Hamilton contract at the moment. The Briton has been instructed to deny comments that place him outside this squad. Comments from Damon Hill and Jenson Buttontwo Grand Circus champions.
In Saudi Arabia, within a week, Mercedes hopes to bring the first evolutions which mark out the way of the W14. A path that started disastrously and that they want to redirect before it’s too late.