Mercedes will still be in the dark about the success or failure of its “complete revamp” for the struggling 2023 car concept after this weekend’s Monaco GP. “When you do a complete revamp of a car, you want to know what it can do.”. Wolff said Mercedes had no choice other than to react after the 2023 car proved as uncompetitive as the original ‘no sidepods’ car concept last year. And while the new car will be up and running in Monaco, Wolff is playing down expectations. “These rumours come up every two years when we have to sign a new contract,” Wolff said.

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