Max Verstappen took a commanding victory at the Styrian Grand Prix on Sunday, took his fourth win of the season and extended his lead in the standings ahead of Lewis Hamilton, who was by far second.
After Hamilton realized that it was “impossible” to keep up with Verstappen’s pace during the race in Styria, he emphasized that Mercedes “really needs some kind of upgrade” to lead the fight to Red Bull.
Mercedes has now run four races without a win for the first time in the V6 hybrid era, but Wolff insisted the team won’t change its development plan by withdrawing the resources of its brand new car for 2022.
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When asked if there would be no upgrades for Mercedes this year, Wolff replied: “That’s basically what I say yes.
“It’s a very, very tricky decision because we have new regulations not only for next year, but also for the coming years, a completely different car concept. And you have to get the right balance and pretty much everyone will be on the car for the next year. Some may still bring things with them.
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“Red Bull brought vans with new parts and fair enough on Thursday and Friday. It’s a strategy that has proven to be successful because today they were simply in a league of their own when it came to car speed. “
Wolff announced that he had spoken with Hamilton about Mercedes’ “very rational decision” to focus on the rule revolution for the next year, while rejecting the suggestion that Mercedes should lose the title race due to its reluctance to develop its 2021 -Cars accepted effectively.
“The championship is not only played with adding aerodynamic parts, because from a certain point in time, those like Red Bull, who keep adding parts, have to switch over the entire development to the next year,” added Wolff.
“And that means that the entire use of the car, including the set-up work, the tires and the optimization of our driving style, will be a very, very important part.
“And there wouldn’t be any point in putting the current car back by a month or two or a month, as the profits are nowhere near the profits you will make on the 2022 car. But with that said, that [title battle] is far from over.
“We had a very difficult weekend in Austria with no weapons in our arsenal to win this race fairly and straight, but we will win races this year and will have pole positions and will fight as much as possible for every single result.” . “
