Key Highlights: Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli secured a third-place podium finish at the Marina Bay Circuit, extending his drivers’ championship advantage to 102 points over team-mate George Russell. A pre-race sensor failure forced the team to run without brake telemetry, leading to overheating, an extended pedal, and a near-miss with the wall during a Virtual ...
Key Highlights Mercedes split car specifications at Marina Bay, with Kimi Antonelli running new upgrades introduced at Sepang while George Russell reverted to the older package. Following Saturday set-up changes, Antonelli qualified fourth for the Grand Prix, finishing ahead of Russell, who took sixth before incurring an engine-related grid penalty. Antonelli credited the team’s overnight ...
Key Highlights: Broadcaster Will Buxton revealed that Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff suspects the team’s extensive floor and sidepod upgrade may have cost them four to five tenths of a second per lap instead of delivering expected gains. Introduced to boost medium-to-high speed downforce, the revisions targeted a three-tenths improvement, but performance fell short during ...
Key Highlights Kimi Antonelli will run Mercedes’ latest aerodynamic upgrade package fitted with a new front wing in Singapore, aiming to unlock its untapped potential. George Russell will revert to the team’s older, proven aerodynamic package while simultaneously serving a significant grid penalty for exceeding power unit limits. Antonelli enters the weekend with an 84-point ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes introduced its first major car upgrade since the Canadian Grand Prix, but the package failed to deliver the expected performance jump at the Sepang circuit. Engineers altered the aerodynamic package by pulling the bodywork mass forward to generate additional medium-high speed downforce and free up volume ahead of the rear wheels. Mercedes ...