Mercedes won’t ‘give up’ on F1 2023 car but “a lot of changes” needed for 2024

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says his side are not yet prepared to give up on developing their 2023 F1 car, though he admits “a lot of changes” are needed to catch Red Bull next year. 
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary,
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, Hungarian…

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton achieved Mercedes’ first pole position of the season at the Hungarian Grand Prix but was unable to convert the team’s best qualifꦬying of the year into their first victory. 

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The seven-time world champion slipped to fourth in Sunday’s race, finishing nearly 40 seconds adrift race-winner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, who helped Red Bull set a new F1 🅷record of 12 successive victories. 

As well as the two Red Bulls, Hamilton was also beaten by168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lando Norris in his resurgent McLaren, who have made huge gains of late to emerge as a serious threat to their engine supplier Mercedes.&n✤bsp;

Despite recently admitting that Mercedes were poised to switch their full focus onto 2024, Wolff suggested the team are not ready to “giv𓆉e up” on the current campaign j꧃ust yet. 

“I wouldn’t want to give up any season,” Woಌlff said after Sunday’s race at tಞhe Hungaroring.

“You can see how McLaren has leapfrogged everybody else with an update that they didn’t expectꩲ t𒀰o be that powerful. 

“Whatever it was, they gained a second probably and leapfrogged Aston Martin, Ferrari and moved in as really strong contenders at the beginning o🐽f the season are now nowhere.

“We just need to continue working, chipping away at our understanding and unlocking p𒁃otential in the car as did Aston Martin over the winter or McLaren during the season. We won’t give up.”

Sergio Perez (MEX) Red Bull Racing RB19 and Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14 battle for position. Formula 1 World
Sergio Perez (MEX) Red Bull Racing RB19 and Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14 battle…

Mercedes sit second in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:constructors’ championship, 39 points ahead of Aston Martin, bꦛut are 229 points behind Red Bull, who have ไgone unbeaten so far this year. 

Asked if there was enoughಞ potential in Mercedes’ current philosophy to catch Red Bull next year, Wolff conceded: “I think we need a lot of changes in 2024.

“The direction our team is developing is really quite interesting and we see opportunities and we are not shying away of l🔥eaving no stone unturned, looki🍎ng at every single concept.”

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