Wolff speaks out on if the 'flexi-wings' changes at the Spanish Grand Prix will alter the 'pecking order'

In February, the FIA announced that stricter tests will be conducted regarding the flexing of front wings on the 2025 cars, with "new, more stringent, deflection tests on front wing" taking place in Barcelona this weekend, and then onwards for the rest of the season.

Currently, the regulations state that the front wing cannot bend more than 15 millimetres. But, for the weekend at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, it will be decreased to a maximum of ten millimetres.

Mercedes will be hoping their weekend in Spain will be more positive than the Monaco Grand Prix that saw both George Russell and Kimi Antonelli miss out on the points after their DNF in the second part of qualifying.

But Wolff, speaking in the Monaco paddock to several media sources, including GPblog, did not have many clues as to what might happen in Catalunya with the new rules.

"I think what we have seen is that Ferrari was probably most conservative on ‘flexi-wings’. What it's going to do to the pecking order is something that we need to look at. I'm not sure it will [affect the pecking order]. But it’s another angle of curiosity, but I don't know how it's going to go," the Austrian explained.

The results in the Principality were a blow to the German team's positive start in 2025 as they sit second in the constructors' championship behind McLaren.

"We've seen, not only with us, but also with Red Bull, Ferrari, you suddenly lose a little bit of your way," Wolff continued.

"The hot races were our Achilles heel last year, and the cold ones, we dominated, so we will assess. Let's see how Barcelona goes, and the following races, definitely it's less of a performance than we had pre-Miami," concluded the team boss.