Mercedes throws the approval of prospects for the first 2025 F1 race

Toto Wolff, director of the Mercedes team, steamed the expectations for his squad before season opening formula 1 Australian Grand Prix.

Although Mercedes scored four GP victories last season, he slipped to fourth place in the designer because it tried to bring his W15 from Race-to-Race in the right company window.

In order to correct the defects of the W15, Mercedes had a tedious winter to build a stronger, more competitive W16 machine.

Regardless of an obvious improvement with his new car, Wolff believes that Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren will have the upper hand on the silver arrows when the team enters his post-Lewis Hamilton era with George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

“As a team, we had a hard challenge over the winter,” Wolff admitted.

“Our competitors ended strongly in 2024 and we know that Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren should initially have a performance advantage towards us.

“We can be satisfied with the work we did in the low season and the test in Bahrain.

“Both drivers have commented cheaply after the three days in the W16 and we seem to have made improvements.

“Of course, the only thing that matters is how we compete against the stopwatch compared to our competitors. We will surely get a clearer picture of it this weekend.

“We will write the opening lines of our next chapter in the Australian Grand Prix. It is an exciting time when we build in motorsport on the incredible legacy of the Mercedes brand, ”continued Wolff.

“We will strive to set new benchmarks and to fulfill new dreams in the coming years. Everyone will need this: from the drivers to the mechanics, engineers, everyone at Brackley and Brixworth and of course our fans. “

Wolff added that the “trip” Mercedes on the way is led as “inspiration for our start film”.

Mercedes released his’ ” before the F1 season opener of this weekendEvery dream needs a team‘Advertising video that acts as a mantra into which the team rises in his era after the Hamilton.

“As George says at the end of the film:” This is just the beginning. “And we are happy about what is ahead of us,” said Wolff.

“It is a celebration of everything that Mercedes makes about what it is: innovation; Exceed the boundaries; The pioneering spirit of our founders, ”he added. “The same DNA that drives us forward today.

“With George and Kimi, two local talents from our junior program graduates, we have combined a strong driver structure that combined experience, youth and raw speed. It is an exciting duo that will lead us to our next era. “

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