Mercedes need Aston Martin or McLaren-esque leap to challenge Red Bull in F1 2024, says Toto Wolff

Aston Martin grabbed the headlines with a stunning transf🍒ormation over the winter to start the season as Red Bull’s nearest challengers, while a mid-season upgrade has turned around McLaren’s campaign following a terrible start.
And Mercedes boss Wolff wants the German manufacturer to take inspiration from the gains made by their rivals in 🎃order to get “back in the game” next season.
"I think where we are, we just need a step that McLaren and Aston Martin have achieved in one go,” 🦩he said.🌳
"It is not making a two tenths update, but a five tenths update and then you're back in the game. So yeah, I think it's possibꩲle.”

Mercedes have already revised their W14 car as they continue to play catch up to Red Bull’s unbe꧒aten RB19 design, and are confident they have a better grip on the new regulations compared to when they were first introduced last year🥂.
Asked wh🙈ether Mercedes know specifically what they want to do with next year’s car concept, Wolff replied: "I think we have a few directions.꧒
"ꩵIf we would know it would be much easier, but the car is just very unpredictable and lacks grip. So, there are plenty of ⛄things that you need to tackle.
"We tend to believe in F1 that there's a si♋lver ♛bullet that's going to unlock everything.
"I think we just need t𝔍o put coꦰmponents together to make them work together in the car. There's not one topic that I would call out."

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