2026 Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team

[PlatinumZealot]

Man why does Merc suck so much in hot weather

There are more points to be had at cooler tracks that's why.

[PlatinumZealot]

Kimi didn't even try in this lap

Sounds more guttural! Not necessarily better but different. Can also see and hear the power drop-off at end of straights.

[AR3-GP]

Antonelli has hit an ice cream...

[Lasssept]

[Lasssept]

[venkyhere]

"loss of pressure" means what ? oil pressure ? compression loss ? turbo ? what does the generic word 'pressure' imply ? Either be clear and specific or don't tell the reason at all.

[Lasssept]

"loss of pressure" means what ? oil pressure ? compression loss ? turbo ? what does the generic word 'pressure' imply ? Either be clear and specific or don't tell the reason at all.

Lawrence Barretto: "It was a loss of pneumatic pressure for Kimi Antonelli earlier, which forced him to stop out on track earlier. The team are switching the PU, which means running is over for Antonelli. George Russell will be in this afternoon, once the car is ready to go."

[Emag]

How the hell do Mercedes manage to get more reliability problems than their customers.

[AR3-GP]

Isn't this the second PU change in as many weeks?

[AR3-GP]

How the hell do Mercedes manage to get more reliability problems than their customers.

Alpine also had a lot of problems with PU.

[f1isgood]

How the hell do Mercedes manage to get more reliability problems than their customers.

Alpine also had a lot of problems with PU.

In Alpines case it looked like they just didnt have enough cooling. Their rear end was very compact.

[Matt2725]

I guess Mercedes aren't going to bother doing a full race sim at all this week.

[upsidedowntoast]

How is Merc having all these mechanical problems when McLaren is fine??? And why is it Kimi who keeps getting them lol

[SoulPancake13]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe Merc did a race sim this entire week? Just a bunch of 10 lap stints in the 1.36-1.37 range.

[AR3-GP]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe Merc did a race sim this entire week? Just a bunch of 10 lap stints in the 1.36-1.37 range.

The competition will be hoping those were not full fuel stints...