{"id":104144,"date":"2023-12-20T10:39:24","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T10:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crossfitshoesexpert.com\/?p=104144"},"modified":"2023-12-20T10:39:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T10:39:24","slug":"toto-wolff-explains-lewis-hamilton-and-george-russells-biggest-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crossfitshoesexpert.com\/racing\/toto-wolff-explains-lewis-hamilton-and-george-russells-biggest-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Toto Wolff explains Lewis Hamilton and George Russell’s biggest challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Toto Wolff has insisted that Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will need to manage their expectations in order to help Mercedes close the gap to Red Bull next year. The Silver Arrows have lagged well behind their rivals over the last two seasons, with Red Bull simply in a league of their own as things stand.<\/p>\n

Mercedes ended up finishing 451 points adrift of Red Bull in the Constructors’ Championship standings last season after failing to win a single Grand Prix all year long. They will be desperate to perform better at the next time of asking but will face a tricky task in closing down their bitter rivals at the front of the pecking order.<\/p>\n

Wolff believes that Mercedes will need to set the right standards in order to stand the best chance of catching up, with the Silver Arrows taking plenty of ‘proactive steps’ behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

Quizzed on what his team’s biggest challenge will be in 2024, Wolff told Mercedes’ official channels: “It\u2019s to set the expectations right because we have a huge mountain to climb. There\u2019s a team that is so successful and we have a big gap to close. At the same time, I believe we\u2019ve taken some proactive steps to close that gap.<\/p>\n

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“Is it going to be good enough? I don\u2019t know, but we\u2019re going to see it in testing and then in the first race in Bahrain. I\u2019m super excited. I\u2019d like to start going now. It\u2019s the stopwatch that\u2019s going to tell us what job we\u2019ve done.”<\/p>\n

It remains to be seen if Mercedes will fare better in 2024 after enduring another difficult campaign over the last 12 months. They finished the season on a high by beating Ferrari to second place in the Constructors’ Championship standings but they will be determined to put a greater deal of pressure on Red Bull next time around.<\/p>\n