Mercedes’ under-performing W14 car still has the potential to be “mighty” at some F1 tracks this year, reckons its former strategy chief and current Williams team boss James Vowles ⬇️
Mercedes’ under-performing W14 car still has the potential to be “mighty” at some Formula 1 tracks this year, reckons its former strategy chief and current Williams team boss James Vowles.The German manufacturer has had a difficult start to the year, with its 2023 challenger proving to be much further off the pace of front-runners Red Bull than expected.
Vowles, who worked for Mercedes until the start of this year before stepping across to Williams, sees no reason to believe that Red Bull is going to have things completely its own way this year. Speaking in Jeddah on Friday, Vowles said: “Do I think Red Bull will dominate all the way through the season? No, I doubt it.will be a lot closer here [at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix], and there will be tracks like Silverstone, Barcelona, where Mercedes will be mighty as a result of what I know of their package. While the extent of Red Bull’s dominance of the season opener in Bahrain has prompted many to suggest it is in a league of its own, Vowles believes the situation can change quickly.
He reckons that one factor that should not be underestimated is the aero development penalty that Red Bull has been handed for its cost cap breach last year.
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