Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has provided an update on the new Mercedes car for the 2022 season. Revealing the car is no longer in the early stages of development, he said the team has made progress in the wind tunnel and the car is slowly taking shape.
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Given the upcoming budget cap, fans feared that the German team would not get enough wind tunnel time for their 2022 car due to the title fight with Red Bull in 2021.
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Mercedes 2022 car now “a toddler”: Toto Wolff
As reported by Speedweek, Wolff gave an update on the car from 2022 and said: “It will of course be a great car. We have a star on our nose and some great AMG lettering on the car, and Petronas and all our other friends are on it too. It looks great, of course, ”said Toto.
Formula 1 F1 – Austrian Grand Prix – Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria – July 4th, 2021, McLaren team principal Toto Wolff before the pool race via REUTERS / Christian Bruna
“This is of course still at an early stage. It is no longer a baby, but a toddler who takes its first steps in the wind tunnel, in which we can assess where the performance is going.
“But at the end of the day there is still a long way to go. We will develop the specification into February, which will then take to the track at the start of the season next year, and in between there could be a few seconds of power, ”said Wolff.
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F1 wanted cars that could “attack well”
F1 managing director Ross Brawn hopes the car will deliver what it says on the tin and live up to expectations in 2022. He also said the car will look more exciting next season when it is standing.
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Formula 1 F1 – Great Britain Grand Prix – Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK – July 15, 2021, The new 2022 F1 car to be revealed during a promotional photo shoot REUTERS / Andrew Couldridge
“We wanted racing cars with which the drivers could attack well. We want the field to move closer together, the teams to survive and the cars to look exciting even when they are stationary.
“The teams also didn’t want cars that keep losing parts. The new racers will be much more robust than today’s, ”said Brawn.
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Well, we can’t comment on the car’s attack power until we see it in action next year. But one thing is certain – the challenger of 2022 looks stunning. Do you agree?
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