F1: 'We likely cannot beat Verstappen in 2023'

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes that Red Bull will be the favorites to win the title in 2023 as well. The Austrian downplayed his team’s chances of success next year, but was optimistic about improvements in their car for next year – the W14.

In an interview with Channel 4, Wolff was critical of his team’s interpretation of the new regulations. He said:

“Obviously, we have missed a lot of development time to find out about bouncing and porpoising and all these things. So, it’s clear that Red Bull in a very favorable position, not only for this year, but also for the start of next year. But having said that, if we were to continue our understanding and development of the car, I think we can catch up quickly.”

“We’ve talked about over the last few years every series ends one day, there is no team [in any sport] that is winning every single championship over its lifetime. And that has happened. It has happened because we got the physics wrong.”

“There’s not nothing mystical about it, suddenly, we have great people, equipment infrastructure, financial resource. What we got wrong was just how the car works, but that gives us confidence to sort it out.”