After a slow start to 2023, Mercedes decided to change their design concept with the W14ಌ by introducing a major upgrade in Monaco.

The update saw💯 significant changes to the sidepod era with Hamilton pushing Mercedﷺes to go down the Red Bull route.

Hamilton r🐲aised his concerns about this year's Mercedes immediately after the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

He said to the BBC: “La🐟st year, I told 🐭them the issues that are with the car. 

“Like, I’ve driven so many cars in my life, so I know what a car needs, I know what a car doeꦡsn’t need.”

Speaking on the Sky Sports F1 podcast, Croft speculated that the 🐻design 🐲changes have been dictated by the drivers, rather than the engineering team.

“I worry with Mercedes who’s wagging these engi♏neering changes?” he said.

“Is the engineering team saying we need to be changing our concept, or is it pressure from those in the cockp🍒it from Lewis and from George?

“Lewis is a vastly experienced racing driver and George has got plenty of experience himself, but you want the e🐟ngineering team to be driving it because they understand engineering and design and aerodynamics way more than the drivers ever will. 

“But I just worry that the changing concept, did it come from th🀅e cockpit or did it come from back at base?”

Like Ferrari at⭕ the end of the Michael Schumacher era, Croft says Merced𝐆es’ downfall is expected given the high-profile personnel that have left the team.

“They’re losing staff, Loic Serra is heading off to Ferrari and they𝕴’ll miss him, and there have been oth🅘ers that have gone as well,” Croft added.

“We often see that dynasties dissipate after a whi🔴le, and that group of men and women that came together to create such an amazing dynasty at Mercedes have ticked past midnight and are we starting to wane just a little bit now?”