Pools Wolff with Lewis Hamilton for the title, also for the 2024 season. The team principal of Mercedes, in an exclusive interview granted to “La Gazzetta dello Sport”, he explained his expectations in view of the new F1 season. The objective will be title, but everything will depend on the car as the driver pair, made up of Russell and above all by Lewis Hamilton (fresh from renovation), has already proven its worth. Wolff himself explains it and didn't think twice about the possibility of seeing Hamilton fight for the title: "Clearly yes, and I underline this strongly. There's a reason why Lewis broke all records and also won seven world titles. It's all linked to his great skill: he is of a superior level. If we give him a good car, which he knows he can trust, he can return without problems in front of everyone. And doubts, in those who thrive on very high performance, are necessary. Question yourself it is often an important part of the character, which helps to improve and grow. All the extraordinary people I've met in life are like that".
Wolff restarts from Hamilton for the title in 2024: "We can do it"
There is hope. However, as always, the track will do the talking. Red Bull is the favorite, but Wolff has no intention of giving up: “Leave without believing it – explains Wolff – it would be wrong. We don't have to place all our energies on 2026 already: that would be dangerous. Some teams have done this in the past and failed. Red Bull is undoubtedly ahead of everyone in terms of package, including the driver, but it's nice to try to beat them already in 2024. You can't start a year saying you're not going to win. However, we start again from scratch. Just look and consider what McLaren did last season.".
And on the new W15…
Wolff believes it. To be able to return to the attack, however, he will need a completely different car from the one seen both in 2022 and last season. “I can already tell you – Wolff said – that the new car has been running on the simulator and it doesn't look at all like the single-seater of the last two years. It means little, of course, but we'll see what happens. You fail and get back up, several times if necessary.".
