The new Mercedes W15 has hit the track for the first time in Silverstone following its public unveiling earlier today.
Drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton both got the opportunity to take the team’s car for the 2024 season out on the track as Mercedes ran a filming day around a partial layout of the Silverstone circuit.
The heavily revised new W15 features a series of changes following the team’s decision to abandon the ‘zero sidepods’ concept that it had adopted for the previous two seasons of Formula 1’s ground effect technical regulations.
The running took place on a wet Silverstone, with both Russell and Hamilton fitting full wet tyres for the conditions.
Team principal Toto Wolff said that his team were eager to find out about how their new design for the 2024 will run on track following months of design and development time in the simulator.
“We’re intrigued to see how the car will perform,” Wolff said.
“We hope to have solved some of the inherent problems and we will get our first indications of the progress we’ve made during pre-season testing. From there, we will understand more about the challenge that is ahead of us. There are no crystal balls in this sport. But we will at least know the gap we are aiming to close down. Our ambition is strong and we’re ready to get going.”
Pictures: 2024 Mercedes W15 on track
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