Toto Wolff has revealed Mercedes were “very close” to breaching F1’s cost cap following a crash-strewn en🐻d to the 20๊24 season.

Three major crashes during the back end of the 2024 season put a str꧅ain on Mercedes due to a lack of spare parts.

Kimi Antonelli’s crash at Monza and two 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell crashes later in the season 𒈔put Mercedes in a predicament.

Russell was forced to run a ‘Miami-spec’ floor i♚n Mexic🃏o following his crash in Friday practice.

Not only did it impact Mercedes’ on-track performance, but it als🃏o left them in a difficult financialไ position.

Wolff confirmed that it hadᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ significant implications for their financial spending for the year.

“Very close. You can’t 🌠build up a big egg nes♛t,” Wolff told AMuS. “It’s more the case that you overshoot at the beginning of the year and then start to save.

“At the end of the ꦫyear, we had to do without some upgrades in aerodynamics and mechanics because there was simply no money left to produce 🔯the corresponding parts.

“The accidents at the end of the season really get you into trouble. Kimi [Antonelli] in Monza, George [Russell] in Austin and Mexico. At one point we only had onꦚe set of a certain type of wing.

“In 🌃Mexico we couldn’t go back to the old aero specification because there were no spares available. There was no money left within the cost limit for new ones.”

A new chapter for Mercedes in 2025

M✤ercedes go into 2025 without Lewis Hamilton in one of their cars.

Instead, 18-year-old wonderkid 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Andrea Kimi Antonelli꧂ will make his F1 debut for tಌhe team alongside Russell.

Mercedes h♐ave struggled to get to grips with F1𓄧’s current regulations in the ‘ground effect era’.

While Mercedes took four ღwins last year, they were miles off the pace compared to the top three in the standings.

Mercedes have lacked consistency, often left♏ scratching their heads amid their varied performance levels.