Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that the team fears exceeding the $135 million cost cap limit after George Russell's United States Grand Prix q
's Mexican Grand Prix qualifying crash, which destroyed his upgrade package and forced him to revert to the Silverstone-spec W15. As a result, the team boss stressed that Mercedes will need to be innovative in utilizing the new upgrades on the car.
Wolff explained that Russell's US and Mexican Grands Prix crashes dealt a major setback due to the extensive new parts required for repairs. Consequently, Mercedes will only bring two new floors for the São Paulo Grand Prix this weekend, as adding any more parts would mean pushing over the stipulated limit. He told the“I love a driver to push and I’d rather crash him and we know what the car is capable of doing than not.
“We had to change, we had to opt for a completely new chassis. There is a tremendous hit in the cost cap and we probably have to dial down on what we put on the car.
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