The bigger answer Mercedes needs from its now delayed F1 upgrades

By:

Jonathan Noble

May 19, 2023, 8:43 AM

OPINION: Mercedes has had to delay its upgrade package to its W14 Formula challenger to the Monaco Grand Prix, after this weekend's Imola round was cancelled due to a weather emergency in the Emilia-Romagna region. This will only build anticipation for an upgrade package that will reveal genuine steps forward or far more deep-rooted issues

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The cancellation of the Imola weekend means that the debut of Mercedes’ much-awaited Formula 1 upgrades is now delayed until the Monaco Grand Prix. It has resulted in another week of waiting and anticipating just what impact the changes will make to the so far troublesome W14.

But while hopes will be that, even around the streets of Monte Carlo, the revamp can show an immediate lift in performance, of much bigger importance to the team is the answer that will be delivered about its ultimate long-term potential.

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Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.