Wolff: Mercedes must not do 'too much' to catch Ferrari
Toto Wolff says Mercedes can fight back in 2019.
Based on winter testing, it appears that the reigning world champions are trailing both Ferrari and Red Bull-Honda.
"We estimate that we are two, three tenths behind Ferrari and two tenths ahead of Mercedes," Dr Helmut Marko, a top Red Bull official, told APA news agency.
Wolff, the Mercedes team boss, insists he is not worried.
"Already last year we were behind Ferrari in terms of pure performance several times and we had to excel to win," he told France's Auto Hebdo.
"It will be necessary to dig deep within ourselves and optimise everything, because we are facing our biggest challenge," Wolff added.
However, Wolff warned that Mercedes must not panic.
"We must be careful not to do too much because that is risky. I have the best team around me. We just have to proceed as we usually do.
"There is a mountain to climb but we know how to do it. We did not become five times world champions for no reason," he said.
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Another sandbagging ploy by Wolff. Mercedes are champions, so they have an unlimited rights to cry wolf (or is it Wolff), until they get beaten that is.
"Simon sounds like a one red eyed Ferrari fan"
Can't deny that, to some extent. However, that would account for Hamilton being 3rd. So, what explains my daring prediction that he'll end no better than 7th? That is the question!
Simon is being clueless as usual- Hamilton being 7th is equivalent to my chancez of winning the lottery this year! A dream which won't come true- trust me!
Pam, do not plagiarise! Remember I called you clueless a while back, which caused you lose control and show your churlish nature.