Toto Wolff insists he is not embarrassed about being “transparent” as Mercedes vows to scrap its unique car concept after just two races in 2023. The ‘news’, of course, is that Mercedes – and Ferrari – appear to have even fallen behind Aston Martin in their pursuit of the dominant Red Bull team. And so, true to Wolff’s policy of transparency, he is not hiding that an updated Mercedes will soon look much more like a Red Bull or Aston Martin. “You can call it a Red Bull or Aston Martin concept,” the Mercedes team boss said. “We’d even put a Red Bull sticker on it if they want us to,” Wolff smiled. Carlos Sainz, sixth at the flag ahead of Charles Leclerc, said Red Bull, Aston Martin and even Mercedes were “clearly faster”.

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