“Change the Regulations”: Toto Wolff Resists to Throw in the Towel as Mercedes Given a Tall Order to Fulfil Lewis Hamilton’s Demands

Despite a positive result and both drivers finishing inside the top ten, Mercedes is far from where they want to be. Lewis Hamilton drove brilliantly but was still passed by Fernando Alonso and, despite getting close to Carlos Sainz, couldn’t really catch him. There are a lot of holes in the W14, but the men back at Brackley are tirelessly trying to fill them. This is exactly what Toto Wolff communicated after the race in Azerbaijan.

Ever since the start of the 2023 season, Hamilton has voiced his opinion on the flawed concept of the W14. Initially reluctant to comply, Mercedes finally came around and accepted the flaw. Despite that, the Brit is yet to see changes and probably why he’s delaying his contract extension with the team.

However, after Baku, Toto Wolff made a statement as revealed by PitDebrief and quoted by the Fastest Pitstop, which might upset at least one team in particular.

“To catch [Red Bull] up, either we all have to do a better job, or change the regulations,” said Wolff. A statement that might upset the Austrian team. However, the Mercedes boss quickly put merit above a helping hand from the FIA.

“I don’t think we need to do the second one. I think we need to win on merit. Winning on merit means being more clever and steeper development slope than Red Bull.”

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The development needs to be steep to close, or perhaps overcome Red Bull‘s superiority in the current season. If you’re one of those fans wondering when are these changes coming, the boss set a deadline for that as well.

Toto Wolff is not counting Lewis Hamilton out of the championship fight with massive changes in the pipeline

The massive changes in the pipeline for Mercedes are expected to make their debut by the Emilia Romagna GP. The Austrian billionaire boss revealed that himself in a statement he made in the past.

“I don’t want to change the goals yet. I always want to think that we are here to fight for a world championship, even if it doesn’t seem realistic. We are only at the beginning, and I want to keep the team motivated to do the best possible job. There are many innovations in the pipeline. The layout of the car will change at Imola and we will see what this step entails,” revealed Wolff.

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Only two races to go before this deadline from Toto Wolff comes to an end for Mercedes men back in Brackley. It will be interesting to see what the Brackley outfit turns up with at Imola.

A lot of racing action to follow in the coming weeks. Stay tuned, folks!