Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has more problems on his plate as the budget cap will limit how much his team can spend on improving their car.
The Silver Arrows decided to give their bold 'zeropod' design a second go this year despite their lack of success with this model in 2022. Last month, according to Sky Sports pit lane reporter Ted Kravitz, Mercedes also created another aero package which looks more like the one used by defending champion Red Bull should their struggles continue into the new season.
Developing two different aero design concepts for the new season may come at a cost. Teams are only able to spend so much cash on their car development in this budget cap era of F1, so Mercedes will most likely have less to spend on developments as the season progresses. With drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell facing a long championship season with a W14 that seems to have fallen behind the likes of Red Bull or Aston Martin, Wolff was asked about whether the budget cap is one of his team's biggest issues to overcome.
