2025 Mercedes-AMG | Petronas F1 Team

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OverheatedTurbo
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Not looking good, bruh.

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The car is even slower than before. Amazing.

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zibby43 wrote:
01 Aug 2025, 14:49
The car is even slower than before. Amazing.
Seriously it would be funny if Ferrari wouldn’t be so much faster…

We are definitely cooked and are the 4th fastest now no more doubts.

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MB_Racer wrote:
01 Aug 2025, 15:24
zibby43 wrote:
01 Aug 2025, 14:49
The car is even slower than before. Amazing.
Seriously it would be funny if Ferrari wouldn’t be so much faster…

We are definitely cooked and are the 4th fastest now no more doubts.
I hope that next season we are the fastest, but I am very doubtful. I don’t really care if Ferrari is faster. The season is over.

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OverheatedTurbo wrote:
01 Aug 2025, 15:25
MB_Racer wrote:
01 Aug 2025, 15:24
zibby43 wrote:
01 Aug 2025, 14:49
The car is even slower than before. Amazing.
Seriously it would be funny if Ferrari wouldn’t be so much faster…

We are definitely cooked and are the 4th fastest now no more doubts.
I hope that next season we are the fastest, but I am very doubtful. I don’t really care if Ferrari is faster. The season is over.
Guys… AMUS reported they’re testing the rear suspension for both FP1 and FP2.

If the car wasn’t “turning” then it was probably setup that way on purpose. I’m surprised George was reporting that, he should’ve known they were doing this.

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Race pace look okay.

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OverheatedTurbo wrote:
01 Aug 2025, 18:42
Race pace look okay.
At least a good news [-o< praying even if that won’t be enough to do a podium :oops:

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Lasssept wrote:
01 Aug 2025, 18:58
Let’s hope the Mercedes drivers are confident, we are so much slower than even the top 6…


At least the car is stable almost a full second off the pace :lol:

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venkyhere wrote:
01 Aug 2025, 10:55
venkyhere wrote:
24 Jul 2025, 22:53
I think these two races before the summer break - Spa and Hungaroring, will be when the gloves come off between RUS and VER and some fiesty on track action ensues; because of the ego hurt that RUS is going to feel to see his boss 'wait on' his arch rival's whims and fancies, while holding him off from a new contract. All these 'im cool with it' comments exactly point to the opposite, as they usually do.
Toto too must learn from the lesson that Vowles got, seeing where his diva driver is today w.r.t the incumbent driver, after getting stood up by the diva on contract-with-champagne date night. More than anything, decisions in F1 are like bets in a casino.
I remember someone posting a stiff rebuttal to the above (bold) claim I made, in this thread. Unable to find the post now, probably got deleted by self/admin-cleanup. See what Russel has finally admitted :
https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/russell- ... t-mercedes
Russell admits Verstappen’s potential move put his seat at risk
Despite his confident tone, Russell does acknowledge there was a risk. "Now of course these last six months have been a very unique situation where I don't have a huge power in that sort of agreement and maybe the interests were not aligned for some time, which has of course put me at risk for these last six months. But then it was my job to perform and reduce that risk."
The fact that talks between Verstappen and Mercedes had become more serious is something Russell indirectly confirms. "Of course for both Kimi and I these past months have not been the most assuring for our future and that's just been, yeah, a bit conflicting. I still trust Toto and I still trust in the team that they will always support me as long as I am performing. So that's what I need to focus on."
I do wonder what options George has to change his management. At the moment, with him being managed by Merc, it surely leaves him in a weaker position during this sort of situation?
"From success, you learn absolutely nothing. From failure and setbacks, conclusions can be drawn." - Niki Lauda

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They have made it clear what they are doing, which is going back to a car they understood because they have bee unable to corelate what happens on track with what happens in the computer.

I think it is a wise decision, like getting lost in a strange town when you go back to the main square then head off in the direction you know you need to be.
Where the problem may occur is if they find that the car today is not identical to the car they used as a reference for it. That will fox them
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Looking decidedly third fastest assuming RBR can't do much to improve.

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As much as I hate the FIA doing anything against the spirit of Formula 1, I think they should implement a TD where it completely bans tyre cooling during the summer break.

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Oh look, Mercedes fans calling for FIA to intervene again. This team has been consistently the 4th best these whole regulations, but flattered in the WCC score by others having weak periods.

Whatever they do, the suspension department needs a serious shake up. This is something that was their strength before.

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Waz wrote:
02 Aug 2025, 14:14
Oh look, Mercedes fans calling for FIA to intervene again. This team has been consistently the 4th best these whole regulations, but flattered in the WCC score by others having weak periods.

Whatever they do, the suspension department needs a serious shake up. This is something that was their strength before.
Strength before there was a massive reliance on the downforce being generated by the ground effect and over simplicity of aero efficiency.

I don't care if it's a HAAS fighting for wins after that. I want the grid to be fought on merit rather than have some competitive "advantage" (tyres) that many drivers try's to get their head around but can't get it to work as effectively. And then when the tyres aren't a factor, Mclaren has to really work hard for their victories.

A nerf in performance happens to every top team: Similar to Ferrari, Similar Mercedes, Similar to Redbull. This TD I'm suggesting actually makes sense because it would enforce the reliance on driver skill.