The announcement of the hugely experienced Allison’s contract is crucial as the team attempt to return to the front of the grid and also look towards the new set of technical regulations to be employed in 2026, which Allison will direct at Mercedes. With their car badly off the pace of Red Bull for the past two seasons and having opted to pursue an entirely new design philosophy for this season, Allison conceded the task ahead was daunting but emphasised that he and the team were optimistic about taking the fight to their rivals in 2024. He said that if Mercedes could make it to the fight they would be ready to step up. Mercedes will unveil their new car, the W15, on 15 February at Silverstone and the first race of the season is in Bahrain on 2 March.

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