On the eve of this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, Mercedes showed off their long-awaited upgrades for their troubled 2023 F1 car which includes new sidepods, front suspension and floor.
I am not at all arguing. I don't believe you made it up. Just trying to help and that was the closest. A further search was LH totally at odds with the statement you heard from German TV station. I kind of recall Toto saying they have a fallback sidepod if what they have doesn't work. This was at launch. I could be wrong though, but don't think so. I suggest we wait and see...Andi76 wrote: ↑03 Mar 2023, 17:08This is not the Sky Germany interview. So what can I say? He clearly told Sky Germany that the new sidepods "will look similar to those of the competition".Femi wrote: ↑03 Mar 2023, 17:00I found this:Andi76 wrote: ↑03 Mar 2023, 16:31
Well - either he's right or Toto is. Why should Wolff suddenly lie to the German media? Especially him, who has practically always said the same thing that Shovlin is still shouting down and has always (until just now) stubbornly defended the sidepods? Maybe Shovlin doesn't even know that Toto has decided to bury this concept? We will see. The fact is that Wolff has clearly stated that the sidepods will soon look very similar to those of the competition. Unfortunately there is no link. It was on Sky Germanys live broadcast before FP1 45 min. before the start of FP1.
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/arti ... chUOU.html
I realize that some people don't seem to want that, and we can argue forever about what he said when and where to whom, or someone else from Mercedes. The fact is that he said to Sky Germany that the sidepods will change soon and look similar to those of the competition, addressed that many were surprised that they stayed with the concept. And when Wolff, of all people, says something like that so clearly.... His statement is very clear and he said what he said. There is nothing to discuss. Everything else has to be seen. But if you hear that from him so explicitly and clearly - then that has to mean something, I think.
whatever they bring it won't be enough the gap is now 2 years of technical developement and evolutionsAR3-GP wrote: ↑03 Mar 2023, 18:53Andi76 you're not crazy. Ignore the people trying to downplay due to sensitivity...Andi76 wrote: ↑03 Mar 2023, 17:08This is not the Sky Germany interview. So what can I say? He clearly told Sky Germany that the new sidepods "will look similar to those of the competition".Femi wrote: ↑03 Mar 2023, 17:00
I found this:
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/arti ... chUOU.html
I realize that some people don't seem to want that, and we can argue forever about what he said when and where to whom, or someone else from Mercedes. The fact is that he said to Sky Germany that the sidepods will change soon and look similar to those of the competition, addressed that many were surprised that they stayed with the concept. And when Wolff, of all people, says something like that so clearly.... His statement is very clear and he said what he said. There is nothing to discuss. Everything else has to be seen. But if you hear that from him so explicitly and clearly - then that has to mean something, I think.
Mike elliot earlier today:https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/arti ... chUOU.html“It’s part of the normal development. We have got a very different sidepod coming – I say very different, a different sidepod that’s coming. I think Toto said that in the press. But it takes time to bring that. It takes time to make the bits, it takes time to change the bits that go underneath the bodywork to fit, so we’ll bring it as soon as we can,” he said after FP1 on Friday.
So what, Mercedes just stop trying for 2 years?Venturiation wrote: ↑03 Mar 2023, 19:26whatever they bring it won't be enough the gap is now 2 years of technical developement and evolutionsAR3-GP wrote: ↑03 Mar 2023, 18:53Andi76 you're not crazy. Ignore the people trying to downplay due to sensitivity...Andi76 wrote: ↑03 Mar 2023, 17:08
This is not the Sky Germany interview. So what can I say? He clearly told Sky Germany that the new sidepods "will look similar to those of the competition".
I realize that some people don't seem to want that, and we can argue forever about what he said when and where to whom, or someone else from Mercedes. The fact is that he said to Sky Germany that the sidepods will change soon and look similar to those of the competition, addressed that many were surprised that they stayed with the concept. And when Wolff, of all people, says something like that so clearly.... His statement is very clear and he said what he said. There is nothing to discuss. Everything else has to be seen. But if you hear that from him so explicitly and clearly - then that has to mean something, I think.
Mike elliot earlier today:https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/arti ... chUOU.html“It’s part of the normal development. We have got a very different sidepod coming – I say very different, a different sidepod that’s coming. I think Toto said that in the press. But it takes time to bring that. It takes time to make the bits, it takes time to change the bits that go underneath the bodywork to fit, so we’ll bring it as soon as we can,” he said after FP1 on Friday.
and starting from zero won't make it better because there only 2 years left before the new regulations again
But they already said they and improved the suspensions for this year, are they wrong again ?
Interesting since the suspension (rear) is shared with another car that doesn't look like it has the same issue.
