Mercedes draws comparison: 'A bit like the old days'

Mercedes is expected to face another difficult Grand Prix this weekend. The German racing team still cannot compete with Ferrari and Red Bull Racing, who are jointly fighting for the top prizes, and must therefore focus on improving the car. According to Toto Wolff, however, that is not always easy.

Wolff's team was one of the top teams in Formula 1 for years, but partly due to the new engine regulations, Mercedes will have to make do with a place in the sub-top in 2022 for the time being. The team boss is doing everything possible to offer Lewis Hamilton and George Russell a better car soon, but this is not easy.

"Because we can't test, every race weekend is unfortunately a small live experiment," Wolff explains honestly in conversation with Speedweek.com. "You can't replicate the bounce we have on the track in the wind tunnel. That's why it's a bit like the old days: you have to try everything."

Earlier this week, Wolff again expressed his hope that Hamilton can take the world title again this season or in 2023. It would mean that the Briton would definitively take away Michael Schumacher's record and become the most successful driver of all time. This season, however, this goal seems to be a difficult one.