A key part its strategy with next year’s W15 is to design a car that has plenty of scope for development and allows the team to make the in-season leap that McLaren has made this year.
From the introduction of the current regulations last year, Mercedes had to concentrate on firefighting and addressing the bouncing issue that was so prevalent in 2022.
This year the team used a lot of resources changing its aerodynamic concept early in the season, and then to subsequently understand how to get the best out of the revised car.
Shovlin has said the team hopes that in 2024 it can concentrate on finding performance, and at the same time not be as hemmed in on development options by early design choices, as was the case with its previous sidepod concept.
“It is fair to say that with these regulations and the way the cars work, we have been very focused on fixing problems,” he said in a team video.
“It might be bouncing or a balance issue that you are trying to solve.
“But as we are making progress on that, the actual way that you develop a car is you are more looking for just performance.
“So you get less focused on a big list of things that you need to solve, and more just on where we can bring the lap time.
Source: Autosport