Wolff: Mercedes’ new specification seemed a little trickier to drive in Singapore

At Friday’s Singapore Grand Prix press conference, Toto Wolff said Mercedes’ new specification again seemed a little trickier to drive, echoing a pattern he had seen at Sepang. He said that did not mean the car was necessarily slower, described the older version as a bit more stable and grippy, and cautioned that the comparison covered only one free-practice session.

Wolff said Mercedes had brought a major upgrade to Baku, where unusual temperatures and broken or quite open asphalt made it difficult to tell whether the package was not working as expected or track conditions were influencing it. The team then ran two different specifications in Singapore to compare them, he said.

Wolff said Mercedes needed more time before reaching a conclusive view. The team planned to identify what worked in each version, select the strongest elements and use the findings to guide development, including for 2027.