The Mercedes team boss believes that the fastest teams under current regulations simply have the less junk version.
Toto Wolff, team boss Mercedes in Formula 1, He has harshly criticized the current aerodynamics in competition, claiming that ground effect cars produce “junk cars” and that the fastest teams simply have the “less junk” version of these vehicles. Wolff expressed his dissatisfaction with the lack of action at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where drivers complained about the lack of overtaking opportunities compared to previous years in Baku.
With the radical changes in the regulations of the F1 in 2022, Looking to make it easier for drivers to follow each other more closely and create more exciting races, the relative stability in the regulations heading into 2023 has raised concerns among drivers that it is becoming more difficult to compete over short distances, as was the case with racing cars. F1 before 2022.
Wolff urges the FIA and the teams to find solutions
The Mercedes boss has asked the FIA and his colleagues from other teams to analyze how they can avoid a repeat of a “boring” race like the one in Azerbaijan, though he doesn’t think that’s a reason to be discouraged about the regulations as a whole. “We must not dismiss everything after a race weekend like this and say that it is the wrong direction and that we need to change completely,” Wolff told reporters in Baku, according to The Mirror.
“It’s more about wondering why it wasn’t entertaining and re-analyzing it.. We have to see how we can avoid a boring race.” Likewise, Red Bull’s dominance remains a recurring theme this season, with Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen finishing well ahead of third-placed Charles Leclerc last Sunday.
Red Bull’s superiority in the current season
Toto Wolff praised how the RB19 seems to glide around the tracks compared to its rivalsbut criticized the concept of ground-effect aerodynamics: a system that generates downforce through air passing under the cars, producing less “dirty air” for the car that follows than previous iterations of F1 cars.
“You have two cars sailing towards the horizon on their own merits and there is a difference of 20 seconds,” Wolff said of Red Bull’s current form. “I wouldn’t know between Aston Martin, Ferrari and us who is faster, because you’re stuck where you’re stuck and that’s pretty much