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Wolff: ‘We've kept parts of the ‘diva' W08 predecessor'

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff is hopeful that his team will see fewer setup issues with the new W09, the successor to Mercedes' 'diva' championship-winning car, the W08. Mercedes faced tough competition from Ferrari en route to a successful retention of the drivers' and constructors' championships in 2018, not helped by the temperamental nature of their 2017 car, the W08. Despite frequently having the fastest car in a race weekend, an inability to fine tune their car at certain tracks enabled Ferrari to mount a challenge to the Silver Arrows, before Ferrari's dip in form in the second half of the season. The sensitive nature of the W08 prompted team principal Wolff to label the car a...
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