Mercedes has experienced a rollercoaster season. The team started the year off struggling, then claimed a few victories before the summer break, but has since fallen back in the latest races.

To last weekend’s US Grand Prix in Austin, Mercedes brought several upgrades, including modifications to the front wing, a redesigned upper wishbone fairing, an added vane element on the floor edge wing, and a revamped inboard floor fence.

However, Lewis Hamilton was not pleased with the changes, as he believes they led to his spin in Turn 19 and ultimately caused him to retire early from the race.

His statement was supported by the fact that his teammate George Russell, who started from the pit lane due to a crash in the same turn during qualifying, managed to recover to finish in sixth place.

As the Mexican Grand Prix approaches this weekend, Mercedes sits fourth in the Constructors' Championship, trailing the nearest top competitor, Ferrari, by 152 points.

Should the standings remain unchanged, it would mark the worst results for the Brackley team since the 2012 season.

As the title battle heats up between Red Bull and McLaren, the focus on development remains firmly on this year's car, but at Mercedes, the focus seems to have already shifted to 2025.

Now, their trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has revealed that the team has no further updates scheduled for the remainder of the 2024 campaign.

“We've brought pretty much everything we're going to bring to the end of the year,” said Shovlin quoted by RacingNews365. 

“Now that's not to say that in amongst the learning that you get across the races, we won't be making further changes.

“But there are no major updates planned for us from here on in.”

As Mercedes aims to climb higher in the standings, Shovlin emphasized his confidence that the floor upgrade will provide a significant boost.

“We've done all the work that we can to be confident that this will be a step forward,” he added.

“Running it and seeing that you get the results you expect in terms of the pressures and the loads, that's all part of the box-ticking exercise.

“But to get us to this point, we've done as much work as we possibly can to confirm that it should be OK.

“We'll learn this weekend and will continue to learn in Mexico,” he concluded.