The issues Mercedes hopes it has solved with its W15 F1 car

Mercedes endured a first winless Formula 1 campaign since 2011 last term and the team has worked tirelessly to fix the issues that hampered Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. With the former entering his last year with the team, could the W15 be a winning final gift to the seven-time champion?

Author Jake Boxall-Legge

Published Feb 14, 2024, 2:08 PM

The nose section on the W15 appears a more elegant solution

Photo by: Mercedes AMG

Sidepod changes have exposed more of the floor than the W14

Author Jake Boxall-Legge

Jake Boxall-Legge Autosport’s Technical Editor. Having studied Automotive Engineering with Motorsport at the University of Hertfordshire, West Country-born Jake's original ambition was to design racing cars. During a year between studies in which he accidentally rekindled a love of writing, he took up a Master's in Motorsport Engineering at Oxford Brookes. Halfway through his master's year, he was offered a place on the Autosport Academy, conducting occasional freelance duties before becoming the press officer for Formula 2 and GP3 in 2018. Autosport offered him a return to the fold later that year to serve as its Technical Editor. His voice appears on a number of videos and podcasts, and can often be found writing about terrible Formula 1 cars in excruciating detail. In his spare time, Jake enjoys baking and blames his failure to make it past the Great British Bake-Off interviews on his tenuous grasp on choux pastry. His dream is to open a brunch cafe - and his willingness to make outrageous puns in inappropriate situations has earned him the contempt of his colleagues.