Mercedes asserts F1 dominance is set to end

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According to Mercedes boss, Toto Wolff, due to new regulations related to cost caps and limited wind tunnel testing, it will not be possible for any team to win 8 consecutive F1 championships, as done by the Silver Arrows in the past from 2014-2021. According to him, currently teams have to play an overall good game, as the competitors of today may change tomorrow, due to factors like cap limits, and it won’t be possible for a team to remain unchallenged eight times in a row.

Wolff has also explained how the new regulations, such as those related to tightening of budgets, have been implemented to ensure a level playing field for all teams, such that so-called bigger teams are not in a position to dominate over smaller ones.

Wolff has also asserted that Mercedes will recover from what has been a mostly disappointing season, to find its old form again in 2023. The franchise is currently involved in analysing the past seasons of top performing teams, whose performance deteriorated. Since Mercedes’ performance fell after the new regulations, Wolff feels that a rebound is possible as nothing else has changed for the team. Furthermore, with rivals Red Bull picking up a 10% reduction in their wind-tunnel testing time for the upcoming season, the battle between the two is expected to be more balanced.