from that article
It used to seem that starting the year well was a guarantee of continuity and in the last two years we have seen radical changes, at McLaren the first year, at Mercedes last year, at Haas last year, there are times when if the team gets it right at race nine, to give you an example, the season is so long that until race 24 there is a lot to sort out. So I think I'm taking it a little bit more calmly
So if he says this Im guessing this is what they are looking for. Though surely not "until race 24" the last year of the regs, that seems stupid.