{"id":299534,"date":"2023-12-04T10:54:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T10:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=299534"},"modified":"2023-12-04T10:54:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T10:54:30","slug":"wolff-sends-critical-mercedes-rallying-cry-after-tipping-hamilton-for-title-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/racing\/f1\/wolff-sends-critical-mercedes-rallying-cry-after-tipping-hamilton-for-title-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolff sends critical Mercedes rallying cry after tipping Hamilton for title bid"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Toto Wolff has stated that his Mercedes team need to \u2018get their acts together\u2019 as they look to produce a 2024 challenger worthy of taking the fight to Red Bull. The Silver Arrows finished second in the 2023 Constructors\u2019 Championship standings but were some way off challenging Christian Horner\u2019s outfit.<\/p>\n

George Russell\u2019s podium finish at the final round of the season in Abu Dhabi ensured that Mercedes pipped Ferrari to second place by just three points, but the achievement of finishing best of the rest did little more than provide a distraction from the true gulf in pace at the top end of the standings.<\/p>\n

Red Bull finished the campaign with 860 points, meaning they ended the season finale 451 points to the good on Mercedes. Worse still, Red Bull maintained a considerable gap to their rivals during the last race of the year, despite having turned their attention to the development of the RB19\u2019s successor months prior.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Asked by Sky Sports<\/em> whether or not Mercedes can produce a car capable of facing Red Bull by the end of the 2024 season, Wolff replied: \u201cNew season starts with a completely new car and that gives opportunities but also risks.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think we\u2019ve got to be realistic. We are aiming for the stars but we finished only second against a team that was out-performing everybody else.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Mercedes team principal was then asked whether one of Mercedes\u2019 rivals will put Red Bull under pressure if they don\u2019t, to which he responded: \u201cI mean I\u2019ve always said that this is a meritocracy and best driver and best car wins, and therefore we have to just get out act together, and I hope it\u2019s us [that can fight Red Bull].\u201d<\/p>\n

If the Brackley-based team can work some winter magic and produce a car worthy of challenging Max Verstappen and Red Bull for regular race victories in 2024 then Wolff believes that Hamilton has a realistic shot at claiming his record-breaking eighth Drivers\u2019 Championship crown.<\/p>\n

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