For some time now the Mercedes has abandoned dreams of glory for the 2023 season, after eight championships in which she was the undisputed queen of the Formula 1 scene. main goal is to hit a victory in the race and to gradually shorten the gap that separates it from Red Bull and Ferrari. During the work, the possibility of competing for the place of honor between the constructors at the Prancing Horse, given that the Silver Arrows are at -30 from their rivals, who are faster but also less solid in terms of reliability and tender strategies. At the press conference reserved for the leading figures of the teams held this morning in Monza, there was Andrew Shovlin, head of Mercedes engineers on the track, who spoke to the media, including correspondents from FormulaPassion.it. Here are his most significant statements.
Andrew Shovlin (Head of Mercedes track engineers): “Lewis’s power unit was seriously damaged after Spto. We checked it in HPP (the Mercedes power unit sector, ed) and it would be a big risk to reliability to try to recover it. For this reason we have chosen to replace its power unit on a track where overtaking is easy. In Spa it was difficult, when there are such big leaps in performance from one circuit to another, you can analyze in which corners and which distances you lose the most. You can collect data and drive development. We believe that our inconsistency comes from changing the load level from one runway to another. The 2023 single-seater? We have learned a lot this year, but we keep them to ourselves. At the presentation we were confident in our concept, but then simply we did not find enough performance in terms of load during the development of the car. We are confident that the next car will be competitive based on the experience gained this year. In Zandvoort we have been discussing situations in which we could have taken risks since Saturday. If we had recalled both drivers with the Safety Car to mount the Softs, we would have cemented the second and third position with no chance of victory.
Audi and Porsche? They know what kind of commitment the 2026 power units will be providing. This year the most powerful power unit is Ferrari, even if it is not the most reliable. It will not be easy to confront them for those who arrive.
Monza? The resurfaced area will provide extra grip, while areas with an older asphalt will have irregularities. However, it is normal for a track to have a different asphalt age. A complete resurfacing is very expensive.
What’s new in 2023 regulations? This will change the development of the cars a bit. At the moment the best concept is that of Red Bull, but it is not certain that it will be the same next year. We are still considering which way to go “.
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