On Red Bull’s suspicion of Mercedes, McLaren’s boss concurs with Christian Horner.

The head of McLaren Andrea Stella concurs with Christian Horner’s prediction that Mercedes will rebound strongly in the coming season as the race to develop the 2024 technology heats up.
The current campaign is coming to a challenging conclusion for the Silver Arrows.

With Red Bull untouchable at the front of the field this season, Mercedes has been limited to competing for podium positions with the likes of Ferrari, Aston Martin, and McLaren. The Brackley-based team did have a potentially race-winning vehicle in Singapore, but it was unable to maximize its potential due to its qualifying defeat by Ferrari.
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Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have both struggled to get consistent performance out of the W14 lineup, making it appear unpredictable throughout the entire season.
Mercedes trailed McLaren and Ferrari at Suzuka, a track that is frequently a great gauge of a car’s true performance.

Toto Wolff’s attire, however, doesn’t worry Stella.
We’re unsure if our team is evolving more quickly than other teams, he said.
Most importantly, we don’t know if we are progressing more quickly than Red Bull.
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“And let’s not overlook Mercedes; I believe they realized what needs improvement. And I have a feeling they’ll jump back quite forcefully.
At this point, it is impossible to say with any certainty that this will be the standings for the coming season. I think circumstances can change.
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These expectations coincide with those of Horner, who anticipates a comeback by the Silver Arrows with their 2024 challenger.
The Silver Arrows have stated that they are pursuing a fundamentally different design philosophy for the W15 as a result of the failed “zeropod” experiment, which put the W14 in a precarious position from the start.

In response to a question from Sky Sports about Mercedes’ future prospects, Horner said: “Sport is about rivalry for me.
Rivalry is a good thing.
Respect must exist, but competition is a necessary part of sports.

Obviously, we haven’t seen much of him in the past couple of years, but I have no doubt that he is plotting.
He must be working on something, I’m sure. They work well together.
A sizable team, they are.
Great drivers are employed by them. They will seek to retaliate.
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Wolff will undoubtedly be considering the possibility of a title clash in 2024, but Mercedes must first fend off Ferrari, who have closed to within 20 points of the Silver Arrows after strong performances in Singapore and Japan.