2024 Mercedes-AMG | Petronas F1 Team

[j_ste]

First time I’ve seen him say update and not upgrade…the little things

[Luscion]

First time I’ve seen him say update and not upgrade…the little things

Shame Lewis dnf'd, would have liked to see how the upgrade compared to the old spec, Russell's tires were so good they extended his stint by 10 laps

[Hammerfist]

Honestly great job by George. That first stint was incredible. One stoppers usually never work at Cota but he really made it work today. More impressive than his Spa drive imo.

[Matt2725]

GR was putting in personal bests 39 laps into his hard stint.

Can we put the "he's bad at tyre management" stuff to bed yet?

[Lasssept]

[214270]

Wretched wkend. HAM never really tasted the upgraded car over an extended period on high fuel such was the madness. Complete waste

Also, a stoopid reoccurrence bringing a heavily modified car to a sprint wkend. Merc need to cut that right out quick time

[Sevach]

Good race by George, the team however has fallen from the big 4, it's the first of the chasers.

[SKYnRacing24]

Wretched wkend. HAM never really tasted the upgraded car over an extended period on high fuel such was the madness. Complete waste

Also, a stoopid reoccurrence bringing a heavily modified car to a sprint wkend. Merc need to cut that right out quick time

very good point actually. They rarely nail the setup at a sprint weekend. There correlation between data, sim and on track is not that great with limited running. Its been the case all year.

[j_ste]

Good race by George, the team however has fallen from the big 4, it's the first of the chasers.

That’s the only takeaway that matters. Sure, every now and then, they can have a good session. But on the whole, they are alone in fourth with nobody near to chase and nobody near to fear.

Just racing because the schedule demands it of you.

[Hammerfist]

That penalty was deserved. Why is he running the other guy off the track? He could have left a car width but he was probably wary of bottas defending the inside of the next corner. Calculated gamble imo and it paid off when you know you can pull 5 sec easily.

[Luscion]

Toto also saying what Lewis said, that it was the car and not him, i agree as well, same spot where Russell crashed and Lewis was slowing down when it happened

[NoDivergence]

Mercedes is in shambles, they just cannot figure out this car. At this rate, Lewis's move to Ferrari might be his second incredible decision

[ToffeeTyres]

Mercedes is in shambles, they just cannot figure out this car. At this rate, Lewis's move to Ferrari might be his second incredible decision

I agree with that

[Luscion]

3 years in, same story

the team boss admitted that the engineers had no explanation for the rollercoaster ride at the Austin weekend: “We now have to see the last few races as a test. I am sure that we will find a stable platform again, as we had before the summer.” The upgrade will be retained. It will be used again in Mexico. “It looks like the aerodynamics and the mechanics are not yet harmonizing properly. As a result, there is a lack of consistency.”

https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/for ... is-strafe/

[JordanMugen]

Mercedes is in shambles, they just cannot figure out this car. At this rate, Lewis's move to Ferrari might be his second incredible decision

It's the tyre temperature and ride height: the usual stuff. All the teams have fluctuations in performance based on that, even McLaren and Red Bull.

I'm sure Mercedes-Benz will be more competitive elsewhere.

That car is terrible, props to george for not binning it yet.

The "terrible" car has won three Grands Prix!

Sure, Mercedes seemed to have stalled their upward trends, but fluctuations from circuit to circuit depending on ambient conditions and track characteristics is totally normal.

Unless Mercedes fans have lost the faith that the masterful Mecedes GP engineers who delivered strong upgrades, suddenly don't know what they are doing -- there is absolutely no reason to suppose that.

The notion that Mercedes-Benz is not a competitive top four team and is no longer in contention for race victories with Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren in the finely balanced field is absurd IMO.