F1 | Mercedes, Lauda: “The new season will be more difficult than the last”

However, the non-executive president of the Star continues to trust in the team's work: "I have full confidence"

F1 | Mercedes, Lauda: “The new season will be more difficult than the last”

Mercedes also closed 2017 on top, with the conquest - as has been the case since 2014, the first year of Formula Hybrid - of both world titles.

For Niki Lauda, ​​non-executive president of the Stella team, this hegemony could however falter in the new season, even if he fully trusts in the team: "Il 2017 it was a more difficult year for us due to the new technical rules, which represented the biggest change in the last decade. The new season will be more difficult, but I have full confidence in the work of team". 

On last season, Lauda added: "We started the year with a difficult car to develop, but the team managed to bring constant updates allowing us to win both titles. The team did a fantastic job, just like Lewis (Hamilton, ed.)”

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