Wolff: “Interesting to see our performance. »

Dominant again at the start of the 2015 season, the world champion team Mercedes must nevertheless face increased competition, particularly from the side of Team Ferrari, very threatening since the start of the championship in Australia last March. Most teams should take advantage of this first event held on the Old Continent to make changes to the single-seaters.

“Every member of the single team at Brackley and Brixworth knows that we cannot afford to take our foot off the accelerator, so we are putting a lot of effort into the car and Power Unit developments for the races ahead. , Explain Toto wolff, boss of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport. Barcelona is traditionally the first race for big updates, and it will be interesting to see our performance compared to the competition. »

“Recent years have seen improvements to cars becoming constant throughout the year. We should see a little more than usual After the three-week break, however, it will be interesting to see what each team brings. » concludes Executive Director in charge of technology Paddy Lowe. The Silver Arrows largely dominated the event on the Montmelo route in 2014, Lewis Hamilton achieving his first success on Catalan soil, ahead of his teammate Nico Rosberg.