Mercedes has a negative record. The team has only won one of the last ten Grands Prix. Something that hasn't happened to the German constructor in the V6 hybrid era.
Season is not going well for Mercedes
That the 2021 season is slower than, say, 2020 for Mercedes has been known for some time. But the fact that the team has won just one Grand Prix out of the last ten shows how difficult the team have found it, compared to previous years. The last victory for the Silver Arrows dates back to before the summer break. That was the British Grand Prix .
The last race that was won before the British Grand Prix was the race in Spain. Both races were won by Lewis Hamilton. In recent years no team has come as close to Mercedes as Red Bull Racing has in 2021. That team managed to win seven of the last ten Grands Prix.
Why Mercedes is no longer dominant
The main reason for Mercedes softening seems to have been the change to the floor. The cars with a higher 'rake' work much better with the modified floors. This has allowed Red Bull to gain a lot of ground and the Austrian team seems to have even overtaken Mercedes. However, Mercedes is still narrowly ahead in the Constructors' Championship, partly due to drivers Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, who continue to score podiums on a regular basis.
Mercedes' dominance of the season finally seems to have come to an end, but the team is still in contention for the constructors' title. There are still eight Grands Prix to go in an exciting Formula 1 season and it looks like it will take until the final race in Abu Dhabi to find out who takes home the title.
Guys, i always cringe when i come here to read the comments. It literally feels like its 5th grade in here. Flaming each other like 10 year olds is not gonna get you any respect at all. Everybody deserves to be respected but you...holy shit...you guys make me wanna quit anything related to f1 social media. Get your sheep together and talk nonsense to the mirror until it slaps you back.
Don't blame the car. Max would have probably won all 10 in that car.
still Merc ahead in constructors. Lewis is just 5 points behind Max. with grid penalty for Max, Lewis likely gonna take the lead in Russia. not a bad place to be in.
Hard to do your best when an unnecessary reg change aimed at your philosophy is enforced, along with a budget cap that hinders you from making the required adjustments. Max and RB better enjoy the gift given to them. Although, the fact Max is only 5 pts ahead at this point, while clearly having the better car, only prove he's overrated. There's more to winning a championship than just being fast.
I think you haven't been following the championship closely Just a recap Max was 33 points ahead of Hamilton before Silverstone.In silverston Hamilton took out max and won.next race in Budapest bottas took out max and sergio
At some races Mercedes is clearly faster, at some races RedBull. So we can't say that some car is faster. Some trakcs suit 1 car, some tracks suit other car. At Monza clearly Mercedes were favourites and it's a disaster for them not to win there.Next race Russia will also suit Mercedes more and if they don't win, then something went wrong for them. In Monza if everything would have been okey for Mercedes, they would have taken easy 1-2.
Yes thats the correct reflection. The team with the better package this year has the more wins and leads the World Championship. They would also be leading the constructors if not for Pérez strength of not so good results. Yes Redbull are the favorites this season. I can say that as a Mercedes fan, I enjoy that we are the underdogs and appreciate the challenge that Max and Redbull have brought. So its damn good that Lewis is still only 5 points behind. Just to add for the Redbull fans, When Mercedes win its the car right When Redbull wins Redbull car is useless and Max moved mount everest, raised the Titanic, saved the Avengers. With one hand . Rather than accepting they have a good car ,with a good driver, and the combination makes the best package on the grid right now.
I said many times the RBR and Merc this year swap pecking order from 2020 as Merc is the better car. Max wasn't close to be found to fight Lewis in 2020. I think this new reg is the last gift hurrah for Honda leaving. Why need a new reg if another just a year apart? Hmm. You can think about it.
Pirelli were the ones that forced FIA to lower the downforce on the Cars by about 10-15%, because their tyres were not able to withstand high cornering forces that 2020 cars were putting them through. We all saw increasing number of blowouts during that season. So stop crying. Merc fanboy. All teams have lost something from that rule change. Some more, some less. Even without that rule changes Redbull would have challenged merc this season. Honda have made a huge jump this year in terms of performance and reliability. Give credit where it's due.
Wrong. Mercedes have the best car with an imbecile behind the wheel. Lets start with Monza and work backwards shall we?
No because clearly you don't know what you are talking about . If you watched the races it was rdr with the best car all season .I suggest you go back and watch the races . .funny isn't it how max only seems to win when the have the quickest car .. max knows the only way hell beat Lewis . While car performances are equal . Is threw taking him out . The one thingax has shown this year . Is he's not the complete driver he claims to be the truth is in the facts . Not what you or me day
Wow, thats an achievement to type so much nonsense in one comment! Congrats bro, you graduated imbecile school! ?
Oh come on, every time Lewis wins it's a miracle drive when his tires are done or perfect strategy. Even when Lewis was absolutely dominating the field last season he tried to act like every win wasn't him in hands down the best car in the field. It was all him on some insane strategy and his tires magically holding on to make it.
Thanks for your post, in saying what you have, you don't deny my post is true when it comes to Max and his fans? I don't disagree with your post, you opinion needs to be voiced. ThAnks for sharing.
You could see in Monza that Mercedes is the faster car right? And you also know that Max was taken out by lulu in Silverstone and by the pet in Hungary? Right? So please don t bring your shit here and try to explain how little lulu is only 5 points behind... they have the best car but the difference now in performance is smaller and Max is the better driver.
Fair enough your opinion matters, mate glad you posted it . To your point, Max and Redbull are ahead 7 vs 1 win to Mercedes, they have the slower car but better packaged car hence the wins. There's no excuse if they dont win this season. Do you concur ? If you do , does that not make Mercedes the underdogs in this championship battle?
? Thats a fair response, expected but fair. If you ever want to continue the conversation feel free to come back to the post.
Thats a fair response, expected but fair. If you ever want to continue the conversation feel free to come back to the post.
Ok my friend. What about you grow up. And start to think before typing. As they always say think twice, type once. You are one of those mercedes fan boys that can not stand the fact that there is someone better on the track then your saviour lewis hamilton. Lewis is an amazing driver but the fact still stands that Max and dare I see bottas is better than him. RBR have to slower car between them and Mercedes. Yet max is still absolutely out performing hamilton on every aspect. Bottas on the other hand is always screwed due to team order. He has way more pace than hamilton and deserves the seat next to russel more than hamilton. Bottas is just to nice and doesnt stand against team orders that dont benefit him. Cause it is against the FIA and mercedes agenda that Hamilton doesnt win his 8th world title. One he doesnt deserve in any means
Okay, I think you should think and check grammar twice before typing. From what I can decipher You're saying Bottas is a better driver than Hamilton. I can't disagree with you if thats your belief. The performance stats say that's not the case. If Sir Lewis Hamilton does not win the 8th championship, its okay mate he has 7 more than Max. So rather focus on the guy that's won nothing. And your conspiracy theories are cute ,but that's no cigar mate . Thanks for your post, like I aways say ,I can't argue with your opinion ,I can just state mine.
Why is there no excuse?? Max missing out on circa 70 points by pure bad luck (Baku, Silverstone, Hungary), is already plenty of reason! I think that asteriks will always been there unless Lewis wll miraculously have a few tyre/engine failures himself. Also, dont play the 'thats all in the game' card ? cuz everytime Rosberg championship win over Lewis in 2016 comes up, Lewis fans mention the Malaysia engine failure Lewis had, as the reason why Rosberg won. Well...Max had like 3 of 'those' already
So Max winning this season is not guaranteed. Off course nothing is ?. I am honestly being complementary, RedBull have done an awesome job this season. They have Mercedes rattled, the car is performing well,with Max at the wheel, the win ratio is 7 to 1 against Mercedes. In my eyes and 80% of F1 fans that want a new champion, Max and Redbull are the favorites. I accept that and unless you think Mercedes still has a chance, please share.
Pet? Really... thats how you call him? Show some respect you piece of shit. He's as much of a human as you are, probably even more.
Haha, typical comment from you! ? Its also very biased and the goal is clear! Talking up Merc achievement if they do manage to win the titles this year. However, its simple not true that RB has the best car this year and its pretty clear. Both teams are very close and it changes every time, considering the track, what team has the better car! There have been clear RB circuits and clear Merc circuits this year. Overall, Merc still has much more power in the engine so on the power circuits and circuits without many quick corners, Merc has the best car (Monza, Silverstone, Spain, Spa etc), while RB has had the better car on technical circuits with quicker/many corners, like Zandvoort, Monaco and Austria. The speed difference at Monza was quite staggering and Russia will be pro-Merc as well. To claim RB has the better package is just something for you to suit your narrative. In those 10 races shown, Merc should and could easily have won Hungary, Monza, Spa....they just didnt for several different reasons! (Bottas crash + Hamilton pit error in Hungary; Bottas grid oenalty + Hamilton/Max crash Monza; overall crazy weekend Spa). Say I'm wrong!?
"Haha, typical comment from you! ? Its also very biased and the goal is clear! Talking up Merc achievement if they do manage to win the titles this year" On the contrary I truly believe Redbull have caught with Mercedes this season. The biggest performance boost for Redbull and performance reduction for Mercedes, have been the regulation changes. Lets factor in Max being absolutely brilliant this year. We have Sir Lewis Hamilton, at 36, with long covid he is not a spring chicken this season. So the point gap is an achievement in my eyes. I make no excuses Mercedes my have the fastest car, the better package is with Redbull. I acknowledge you make good points, if you agree or not ,Mercedes are the underdogs this season.
I dont agree with your suggestion that Red Bull has the better package, I stick to the statement that its different per track. For example, now way Red Bull are favorites in Russia, but Mexico might be better for Red Bull again! However, I respected the rest of your post. Hearing you finally admit "Max has been absolutely brilliant this year", immediately makes me want to show Hamilton some respect as well. At 36, his level is still amazing, so is his drive to win. Man....I'm curious about that Lewis/George battle...?
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