The German producer remains to be chasing its first victory of the 2023 marketing campaign with rival Ferrari the one outfit that has up to now managed to knock Purple Bull off the highest step of the rostrum this season.
However with its W14 having proven some promising tempo due to a ground improve that arrived at america GP, and it being so robust at Interlagos 12 months in the past, the squad has been singled out as a possible favorite this weekend.
However Wolff says that the strengths and weaknesses of automobiles usually are not essentially the identical this season as they have been final, so there’s little level in his squad believing that it has the package deal wanted to return out on high.
Requested if he felt the W14 might be a good higher prospect for Brazil than final yr’s W13, Wolff stated: “To be sincere I do not know. I believe we will see with all groups that there’s a sure diploma of correlation of final yr’s efficiency and this yr.
“However there’s not sufficient knowledge to make that strong assumption, so I do not know. Each ft on the bottom and let’s have a look at the place we’re at Interlagos.”
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Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W14
Mercedes is coming off the again of Lewis Hamilton’s second-placed end in Mexico final weekend, which made amends for the seven-time champion shedding an analogous lead to Austin due to an unlawful plank.
Wolff says there’s an excessive amount of encouragement available from the truth that the improved W14 seems to be extra confidence-inspiring for its drivers.
“I believe we have seen that it’s offering extra downforce, extra driveability,” he stated. “The automotive is a bit bit much less difficult.
“Nonetheless, the genes are there, Lewis stated to me [in Mexico] ‘she’s nonetheless so tough to drive though she’s quicker’, so I believe for us it was vital to see whether or not directionally we have been getting into the best instructions for subsequent yr.
“We appear to be on the best path since you should not overlook, the automotive that we have designed did not have that ground, that airflow, these sidepods, main edges and all of the Christmas ornament across the design. So hopefully that may now be a stepping stone.”
Final yr’s race winner George Russell sees no motive why Interlagos mustn’t go well with the Mercedes however was aware that the unsettled climate circumstances predicted for the weekend may work towards the crew.
“On paper, the type of the automotive must be good there, because it was [in Mexico],” he defined.
“I believe the climate’s a bit up and down, however we’re undoubtedly excited to go to Brazil. Clearly tight with Ferrari within the constructors’ championship, however assured we will carry it house.”
