Wolff seeing 2013 parallels with current deficit
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has said he can see the team in a similar situation to where they were in 2013, in the chasing pack behind the leaders.
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Toto Wolff says this season feels like 2013 at Mercedes at the moment
Toto Wolff says the current Formula 1 season feels like the 2013 campaign where the Mercedes car was not as strong as the Red Bull or Ferrari.
Toto Wolff: 2022 feels similar to the last season Mercedes didn't win a trophy
Toto Wolff says the current Formula 1 season feels like the 2013 campaign where the Mercedes car was not as strong as the Red Bull or Ferrari.
Wolff: Mercedes' current struggles reminds me of 2013
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says his team’s difficult start to the season feels “a little bit like” 2013 when they last failed to win a Formula 1 title.
Lewis Hamilton and George Russell can play huge part in Mercedes resurgence warns Wolff
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Formula 1 news: Top engineer backs Mercedes to recover after disappointing display in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
Formula 1 technical consultant Rob Smedley has backed Mercedes to join Ferrari and Red Bull in the hunt for race wins sooner rather than later, despite their sluggish start to 2022. It has been a season of disappointment thus far for Mercedes, with team principal Toto Wolff bemoaning their “totally unacceptable” current performance.
‘I felt for Lewis’ - McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo opens up on 2021 F1 title controversy at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo admits he felt sympathy for Lewis Hamilton in the aftermath of last season’s Formula 1 title-decider at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton was leading the season finale heading into the final laps, but race director Michael Masi’s decision to allow cars between the Mercedes driver and fellow title contender Max Verstappen to un-lap themselves under a late safety car allowed the Dutchman to pass his rival on fresher tyres to seal a sensational, albeit controversial, title triumph.
Mercedes will reel in rivals this season, says F1's Smedley
Ferrari have cracked the code to set the pace in the new era of Formula One regulations but fans can expect the struggling Mercedes team to eventually find the right setup to compete this season, F1's Technical Consultant Rob Smedley told Reuters.