Mercedes’ 2022 car is no longer a “baby” behind the scenes at Brackley, according to boss Toto Wolff. Indeed, whilst winding down development of the 2021 car, the bulk of Mercedes’ focus this year has been on designing a new single seater for the all-new rules. “We will develop into February for the specification that will then be on the track at the start of the season next year,” Wolff revealed. Mercedes, however, is refusing to simply write off the 2021 title in order to focus on next year’s rules. Wolff says the rule changes between 2020 and 2021 “thwarted our plans” to do only minor development this year in order to focus fully on 2022 throughout the season.

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