How the Spanish GP was a MASSIVE turning point for Mercedes
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2022
- Although they only scored a 3rd and a 5th, there is much more pace in the Mercedes car than the result suggests...
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I'm happy that we're getting another race this coming weekend instead of two weeks from now.
Me too, it feels death withouth f1 on the weekends, at least for me because i can justify my procrastination and then go back to studying.
We're getting something this weekend, but I wouldn't call it a race.
@@JonathanAgresta you are not wrong, Monaco is a sleeper, and it’s close to impossible to overtake unless you take insane risks and even then it always back fires
Watch the Indy 500. It will be 100X as good as the Monaco GP.
It's not a race, it's a procession masquerading as a race.
LH's fastest lap before being taken away by Checo on fresher tyres isn't being talked about enough. Amazing pace.
Edit from @Bipolar Mind Droppings : fresher tyres, less fuel load, faster car and Checo was only .1 of a second faster than LH.
ikr, checo's was only 1 tenth faster on less fuel and a faster car
Yup! His pace was almost scary haha
he is able to push the car way better now
@@gautam5163 when LH is comfortable in his car, you will see some magic~
fresher tires, less fuel load, faster car: 0.1 sec faster.
Lewis was on one, anyone who said he was washed-up is eating their words today.
No one gonna talk about how Hamilton got the second fastest lap and Russell got the 3rd fastest lap
Yeah, also worth checking out Driver61's analysis of both Russell and Hamilton (analysed all laps driven this season from both). Turns out Hamilton is quicker overall even though RUS has more points atm.
@@benfrese3573 😂 Scott Mansell, defense attorney, professional toady and faithful lackey of sir Hamilton. The man is capable of making Hamilton look good if he himself got sent into a 51G crash by Lewis😅
@@dirkstrickland135 So we should you listen to you ‘Dirk’ instead of quantitative data? Actual numerical facts? Right…
@@dirkstrickland135 wtf are you talking about, you can clearly see he’s not pro-lewis in any way if you just listen to him talking about how good verstappen is for the whole 2021 season. parts where people criticizes max for being too aggressive was defended by scott saying that’s just racing
@@dirkstrickland135 Aww tell me more max fan 🤣 what am I missing from driver61 that you can tell me more about?? Your tears 🤣 very valuable info
Would have been really intersting to see where Lewis would have finished without the first lap contact. He had the pace to be P2 in the end I think. Now the car is a bit more predictable I think he'll start to show some better form.
100% P2-P3 was potential. Maybe, just with some bahrain level luck, a WIN!
He could even have won
I completely agree with one point you made. Now the car is more predictable Hamilton will show better form. I think that’s whats been the issue. Russell is much better at handling an unpredictable car (especially given his time at Williams) whereas Lewis hasn’t needed to do that in almost a decade. I hope this is a sign of things to come ‘cause I really can’t wait to see the battle between Mercedes, Ferrari and Redbull…🤞
@@ACsPianoCorner Yessir! I cannot wait for a 3 way fight at the top. when was the last time we had this? maybe back in 2000s over 10 years ago!
With the verstappen mistake and Drs woes I think a win was on
I mean, I too want to see a title fight between 3 teams instead of 2... but for all we know this "turning point" might be like Ric's 2021 Monza. We need to see mercedes performing at the same level for 2 or 3 races more
Thanks, finally a sane guy.
Mercedes ain't no McLaren....
It's a turning point, just whether or not they will complete the turn is yet to be seen. Merc have been pretty bad, especially by their standards, and this race was pretty good, definitely need to see them do this agaib before we can claim they're back.
You are wrong, Barcelona is track where if you car works fine, then it will work in the other 90% sure
Mercedes /= McLaren
I'm fine with Monaco being a Quali weekend,
Sunday is about bringing it home,
not making dumb mistakes pitting at the wrong times...
the season is developing nicely, never really knowing what is going to happen,.
After there one good performance in Spain I'd like to see how they get on in the next few races. I wouldn't say they are back but more comfortable in P3
i wouldnt say they are back UNTIL the day comes when they get a front-row lockout in quali
then we know that outright speed and power over a lap
the merc is for a fact, faster
Seems a lot of people are overlooking Spain is a poor track for overtaking. RB and Ferrari are still up on Mercedes by a wide margin.
@@mv3380 The fact that it is a hard track to overtake makes it even more impressive what Lewis did. I don't hink the hype is because RB had trouble overtaking Merc. The hype comes from the fact that Lewis made a spectacular come back in a very difficult track. If he didn't have a good car with great driving, it would have been impossible. Remember Lewis did overtake a Ferrari toward the end. Even if the strategies were different, it would have been impossible in the start of the season. And yes, Sainz did have an incident where he went off track and lost positions and time, but Lewis lost much more from his incident.
@@mv3380 not true, Lewis’ race pace was better than Checo, only Max was faster. Lewis would really have been racing for the win if he didn’t lose so much time on that first lap. Remember he came out 54 seconds behind Latifi. Was seriously fast race pace from Lewis in that Merc.
@@dffrnttd9474 💯💯💯
As a sebastian fan i am happy to see lewis do well as he is one of my biggest inspirations in racing also as Vettel is in a bad car there’s not much to watch from him not saying he is a bad driver he’s legendary but you get what I mean
Can't wait to see at least three teams with chances instead of just 2.
The more wholesome and competitive this sport the better.
Lies again? El Papi
When you see how Russel fought to keep his place, man I want to see that kind of fight in every GP for now on ! If Spain GP was interesting in the end, Monaco can do it also ! Come on Monaco !
I tell you now. Monaco is hopeless. No car bar FE has a chance in Monaco. No straights and no overtaking spots (not Nouvelle chicane, you need a giant car advantage for that)
Monaco should be called the heritage round.
@@hdr_diamondz cause they make around the same downforce as 70s f1 cars
Only because the DRS wasnt working.
Perez made him look like a sitting duck with the amount of overspeed there was.
I agree, Russell defending was just savage.
I’m Italian, so forza Ferrari of course, but even on top of this I root for the spectacle and having great races and championship fights, so the moment Russel took the lead was a great thing to see despite Leclerc unfortunate retirement. And yes, he might have ended up few dozens of seconds off the lead in the end (let’s not forget he had to slow down a lot in the last couple of laps), but Lewis’s pace was fairly incredible and worthy of a battle for the lead if it wasn’t for that first lap incident. The battle is getting hot and hopefully we might see an even better title fight than last year. Welcome back Merc!
Thanks bro ♥️
Forza Ferrari ♥️ Forza Mercedes ♥️
The big thing Merc has had going for them is their reliability. They don't have to necessarily be as fast as the RB or Ferrari, just ensure that both their cars are finishing in the points and competing as far towards the front as possible.
Yeah. I think Mercedes will very likely win at Monaco, prediction is Russel #1, Verstappen #2, and Hamilton #3. Then all it takes is over the next few races is if each Red Bull and Ferrari car doesn't finish in one of those races because of reliability issues and Mercedes gets a few more top 4 finishes and they will be right back in the hunt.
I'm calling it right now it's going to be a Mercedes 1-2 at Silverstone
@@MoptopTofer I don't know... I think Ferrari will be almost unstoppable, they are so good in high speed corners. I definitely see Lewis getting at least a podium though.
@@ACasualRacer Hamilton or George bagging a miracle or "not so miracle" win this season is now definitely on the cards, personally i don't see them winning at monaco, i don't think their car is gonna be even ready for that track personally, (might eat my own words there) however what i think there car is ready for is AZB & Canada ! definitely. with temps in AZB being predictably high i think we might see them cut through the pack and then in canada, the corners themselves might favour Georges driving style greatly with his weird point to point straight as possible style :)
@@ACasualRacer i can definently see a merc 1-2 at silverstone. Because of the new rules, mercedes is gonna get more wind tunnel time over the summer break to catch up with the leaders, while red bull and ferrari arent gonna get as much. Silverstone is merc playground, and its right after summer. Also the british drivers have the home field advantage, as we know Lewis and George drop crazy times at silverstone.
“Mercedes are back!!!” Not yet, they’ve had one good race where the drivers actually felt comfortable, that happens to be at the track that they’ve already driven hundreds of laps around just a couple months ago. I’d give it a couple more races before I’d confidently say that Mercedes is back to form
=THEY'VE BEEN USING THE RACE AS A TEST RUN..........GOT IT??????????????..........
=BECAUSE OF DOUBLE ACTING SUSPENSION NEEDS SOME TIME TO BE ABOUT TO GET FAMILIAR WITH,THOUGH.....
One is all you need baby
They have dominated that track for nearly 10 years as well. Plus people at front managing tyres clearly. 'They're back!' LOL
@@Daniboi971 Lewis had to lift and coast from lap 6. He also essentially did a 2 stop race because pitting in lap 1 due to a puncture means that first set of mediums was sacrificed. The drivers commentary regarding the feeling of the car also suggests it is genuinely better. All the teams are also equally experienced at Barcelona so that is not a Mercedes advantage. Why do you hate him and Mercedes so much? I really don't get it
"that they've driven hundreds of laps around just a couple months ago" first of all, all drivers did and second of all it was literally a different car
Like the almost daily videos! Keep it up!
George was saying post race the new upgrades seems to of slowed Merc in the slow speed corners but improved them in the high speed and straightaways. so Monaco might be abit trickier still
Maybe they spec back for the Monaco Grand Prix. But let's see, if it really rains nobody can tell what will happen.
@@12rennsemmel but the old spec will bounce badly through beau rivage and the start finish straight. the extra downforce needed for monaco means more porpoising
that makes sense as to to why in qualifying they were both putting in purples in the first two sectors but then losing lots of time in the 3rd.
@@12rennsemmel Setup would be very different for monaco
Merc always seems to struggle a bit on Monaco weekends, I wouldn't take the results as damning towards the upgrades they have
These lewis recovery drives are awesome can't lewis just start every race from last position. He pulls some amazing drives when hammer time comes.
They are getting closer for sure! They now are probably around .4 /.5 off the pace of max and charles. Which is a big leap
in race pace but not quali i guess, but they've only had one race with a car they understand, they are only gonna improve
I think at this point Merc is mostly just happy to have the bouncing under control, still need a bit more speed. I have a feeling the second half of the season will be right there for the Mercedes boys. It's going to be a wild, fun run to the championship. I predict they get their first win in Montreal.
They've got a podium-worthy car right now, I wouldn't say they can go for race wins just yet seeing how Max and Charles were so much faster throughout the race before the latter's retirement but they can be comfortable in the second row as it was in the Bahrain GP earlier this year.
Finally a video about my team CZcams is such a draggggg🤣🤣🔥
The enjoyment of the Merc 'comeback' is watching George consistently out-perform his teammate (ever closer to the sharp end of the grid). Could get very spicy if these two start battling for podium positions. Hope this continues all season. !
George is my favourite driver, but if Hamilton didn't get clipped, I don't think George would have beaten him this time 👍
"out-perform" is a bit of a stretch. He's placed higher, sure, but on 2 occasions he would have finished behind Lewis if not for luck with safety car timings and he certainly would have been behind Lewis at Spain, Lewis was the fastest driver on track.
Lewis completely out performed Russell at Spain, he came from p19 back to p4 before the engine problems. Don't get me wrong either, George was a damn lion out there, great performance but Lewis was on a different level.
@@bipolarminddroppings I don't think it is really fair to compare the two drives though as Lewis dropped back, wanted to give up, didn't (thankfully) and made his way back to 5th overall whereas George ran in the top 4/5 the entire race....Lewis was getting past, based on the performances, slower cars which the Red Bulls and Ferrari's would have probably been able to do as well. I'm not saying it was an easy drive not by any means but it is not comparing like to like overtaking slower cars or staying with the top cars really.
As for luck, I always feel this is overplayed by people either X had bad luck or X had good luck....at the end of the day regardless of something happening or not such as a safety car, you have to be in the position on track to take advantage of that which you cannot do if you are at the back of the grid. Certainly George has been in more positions to take advantages than Lewis but in his career I am certain Lewis was 'lucky' and 'unlucky' in the same ways as well.
this has been analysed meticulously. on qualifying and race pace Lewis has decisively been quicker.
@@davidoconnor3201 George definitely needs to step up his game, I know he was busy defending and I felt like Verstappen had by far the best strategy of the Top 3, but that doesnt make up for at least 30 sec time gain to Russel by Hamilton. Thats more than a Pitstop. If the season had started like every other the last 8 years of Merc dominance I think Ham would be ahead of Russel already and thats nothing I wish for. As Sainz can confirm beating your Teammate in a Top-of-the-Midfield-ish car is something different to beating your Teammate in a title challenging car.
I think they have made massive improvement, more then any other constructor and if they can find a way to improve their power deficit they should be able to compete for race wins regularly
It will be interesting to see how this all develops. There can be surprises throughout the year, on reliability alone.
For a long while during the 90s and 00s, Spain (and Interlagos) were good barometers for which team and driver is likely to win (at least back in 1998/1999 when a classmate brought it up)
Without guessing Max or Charles my predictions for the next 3 race winners are
Monaco: Sainz
Baku: Perez
Canada: Russell
sainz in monaco? i have to disagree mate, he cant throw around the car like leclerc can and he wont be fueled like leclerc (home race)
COPIUM Sainz has been terrible
@@iuvdisuhb-ld3ou lol Leclerc is great at throwing the car into the wall, has done it every single year he has been in F1 and raced at Monaco
@@ey7290 max has banked it as well its no big deal, monaco is a narrow track and leclerc is underpressure from home audience
@@iuvdisuhb-ld3ou Max has finished and won the Monaco gp, Leclerc hasn’t even gotten to the flag
Mark my words - Russell will finish 3rd in the championship and Mercedes 2nd in the constructors
And Leclerc will actually finish Monaco (Hopefully) 🇲🇨🇲🇨
out of curiousity whos winning the championship and constructors?
@@istrefe2312 the bulls
@@istrefe2312 I think it is a bit too early in the season to guess but even though I am a Ferrari fan I think it is heading towards the way of Red Bull and max verstappen
Meh, 4th maybe. Perez will most likely get 3rd. It will be a fight between Sainz and the Mercs for 4th
@@leonhopkins6409 Yeah same, myself Im a Max fan and just wondering how other people are watching it, hopefully Mercedes can close the gap a little more and possibly fight for racewins, even though they have made a lot of progression I still dont think they are fast enough yet. But we shall see Mercedes is an oiled machine and will be back soon to make the season even more intresting
I hope that the rest of the season that RB/Ferrari/Mercedes battle it out all year. Should make for great racing
I love that this vid is 3 minutes so many f1 channels make like 20 minute videos on something like this
It would have been fascinating to see where Lewis would have ended if the first lap contact had not occurred. I believe he has the speed to finish second. I believe he'll start to show some better form now that the vehicle is more predictable.
I reckon he could of won because with that pace I think he would of passed Russel and if Verstapen still went of and got stuck behind Russel again Hamilton could of had a decent gap over the redbulls
@@-_______3521 Lewis pace had him marginally behind Sergio and 2 tenths off Max, so the win was unlikely, most likely a 2nd or 3rd place
I agree,he was on a different strategy, the mediums would have went longer.The accident put him on the same strategy as the others and a minute behind.A win was definitely on the cards.
when is the race reaction going to be uploaded? I have been waiting for forever.
You called it Matt.
I think the fact that even a 2 stopper was risky resulted in such an exciting race in the end!
Tx for the info
The person that can challenge max is Lewis and even George showed some potential ngl it was funny as hell and enjoyable seeing how George defended
They struggled getting tires into the window, the track at Spain was hot making it easier. Wait until slower colder tracks to say they're doing better
I sooo want one of the Merc's to set a pole in Monaco. Can't waitt
Still gives me Miami FP1 vibes, good in hot weather and then it dropped off. I'll have to see them repeat this in normal circumstances.
Yeah they've fixed porpoising but their problem of "switching" tyres on in cold weather is still there.
I think a lot of people are forgetting the new engines Merc put in this weekend, and how they have a massive drop off with more use (seen a lot last year, most notably at Interlagos).
Yes they were quick, and better than Miami, but both had new engines, and more worrying is that both had overheating issues towards the end of the race.
I guess that Merc will, due to the more focus on the floor and bumping, know much more about it and will totally build on the knowledge and pop up next season or at the end of this one. Damn this will unwrap.
Its was so close battle for mercdes benz vs ferrfari
Didn't ham score in Miami, or was there a typo in the video
Three teams fighting for the championship, now that would be the dream!
even if Merc dont contest the championship and i am skeptical that they will be given the pace deficit they still have to RB and Ferrari BUT i think they are going to have an influence on who does win the championship now, if they can get between Max and Charles theres going to be pretty big point swings between those two at points.
Don't forget that in the first pre-season test, Merc did actually pretty well in Spain. It's a track that favors high downforce and doesn't penalize drag so much, so they were fine again. The Merc has way too much downforce most of the time, so at this track it was actually pretty good. They should also do fairly well with it at Monaco, especially without any super high speed sections.
That said, when they get to a track like Montreal, they are likely doomed again. The long straight will expose the troubles of excess downforce, and when they take the drag off to get the car down the straights, they will be missing grip in the corners.
One race does not set a season.
I honestly just want a 3 way fight for both championships( with a winner takes all last race?🤔 )
Merc gonna bring updates in Monaco and a bigger upgrade package in Silverstone, we could def see a 3 way fight for both titles still.
Source on Silverstone upgrade?
They’re very close to reaching the development cap. It’s unlikely they’ll have *the* fastest car
@@user-eh1gc7xo7q how are they close to reaching the development cap ?
@@atharvakate5165 They’ve used a lot of their budget. Can’t say how much because I don’t know exactly. Red Bull have used slightly less, and I’ve not seen much about Ferrari. They’ve essentially had to change concepts of car so it can’t be cheap
@@user-eh1gc7xo7q source; trust me bro
interesting to see what they can do at Monaco,if they manage to get the same results there then they are truly back...
I’m glad you feel our pain.
I wonder if Russell’s gonna be getting higher than Hamilton for the rest of the season
He's hungrier than Lewis for sure. I'd guess he will, unless further upgrades later in the calendar start tilting the car more towards Lewis' liking.
Lewis was clearly the fastest car on track yesterday, he would have been ahead of George if it wasn’t for the 1st lap incident
No
Lewis wanted to retire after lap 1. George has the hunger. And the Mercedes is still .7 seconds a lap slower than Ferrari and redbull. This track suited Mercedes car more than previous. Yes the upgrades made the car more drivable, but they are still along way away
@@Chyeahokay Hamilton should have retired at the end of the 2021 season
Not merc fan but let's hope they're back. RB Vs Ferrari Vs Merc will be legendary
Are you guys gonna watch Monaco aswell?
At the end of the day mercedes doesn't have 8 constructors championships for no reason they have a great team back at the factory and they know what they are doing. We have so many races left to go and patience is key they were patient they studied the car they learned the problems and now they are slowly improving. I have a feeling after monaco we are gonna start seeing some better consistency and lap times. I'm sure the cost cap doesn't help but they will make do. I'm just dieing for a 3 way fight to the championship. Imagine what a picture it would make to see a ferrari redbull and mercedes going wheel to wheel 3 abreast down the wellington straight
second half of the season we are doing a title charge boys
Yes they are back 💪💪
Lewis was absolutely quick there, from 18th I said no this weekend done for him but after leclerc dyfed I just watched Lewis and he was going by all of them 1 by 1
honestly i think if LH didnt have an unlucky start they could have raced for the win in Spain. I'm no fan of Mercedes but my god it would be so cool to have 3 teams being able to fight for race wins. this would make for such an exciting season
Regarding the performance of the Mercedes-AMG W13,this was the best race of the season for Lewis and George on pure pace alone. Since the Barcelona tack is well known by all the teams as it is a preseason test track, not only because of its location but the variety of corners that comprise the layout. I think with the Mercedes team almost complete nullification of the porpoising effect, they have definitely taken a massive step forward in unlocking the performance of the W13. I am quite looking forward to the Monaco GP as they will have an excellent chance of victory. Sector 3 of the Barcelona track is an excellent indicator of the respective cars performance at Monaco.
I don't fully expect merc to become a championship contender this year, but definitely expect them to be a race winner contender in tracks that suit them, kinda like red bull was in 2017-18. but I wouldn't be too surprised if they manage to claw their way back to the top
Same here pretty impressed by Hams performance.
i never thought a Spanish gp would be this good
Here's al little math:
Russell lost an average of 0.5 seconds a lap. Keeping in mind that Max was stuck behind him for 20 laps on equal laptimes means he was between 0.7 en 1 seconds a lap faster the rest of the race.
But Russell had winning pace...!😂😂
3:22 the truest statement in this vid.
Just hope that power unit don't need replacing...
It's too soon for conclusions whether or not Mercedes's updates worked.
In Barcelona we've had incredible high temperatures both air and track surface. We've ween in Miami during those conditions Mercedes performed well in terms of aerodynamics.
Next week won't bring much clarity on it either due to low average speed, maybe Baku will be the proper test to say if they worked.
Still nice to see 3 teams somewhere close to competitive. Under normal race/ mechanical circumstances the gap would've been bigger between the Bulls and Arrows.
So basically they are now definitely the third best team on the grid, still down on both the Ferrari's and Red Bulls, but comfortably ahead of the likes of McLaren and Alfa.
Best of the rest .... true
I've seen him done this madness in brazil last year coming from last and win the race. This time in Spain, he almost did it again way back in the gap without VSC, SC - finishing 4th only to give up another space to 5th. - hats off Lewis.
"If you don't have a decant working car, you won't be fast" Taking notes from Will Buxton here, Matty?
I can bet they actually DIDN'T solve purpoising issues. Barcelona's main straight is not flat; it begins with a little downhill, then it goes upward and then, downhill again into the braking zone. That is what helped purpoising. We actually can't say for sure how far Mercedes's updates worked around that specific matter. Even still, it was really nice to watch them fighting getting back.
it's crazy that after 6 races, George Russell is ONLY 36 points behind Verstappen. Which happens to be less than how much Verstappen was behind Leclerc after just the first 3 races
Yes Christian that is the theme from Jaws you're hearing.😛
Just fyi, your points spread at 00:30 has the flags for miami gp and imola swapped around.
tbh i think there is a huge potential for mercs winning at both monaco and singapore
Please do a video on how RB purposefully put Checo on a P2 strategy for the race, giving him no chance at fighting Max
You seem pretty convinced this is the case, why do you need a video confirming your own beliefs ?
I have a feeling they will develop this concept in next season instead of ditching it
Back to top 💪
'Eén zwaluw maakt geen zomer', is zo'n spreekwoord. Het betekent dat wanneer iets goed gaat, niet gelijk álles goed gaat.
Watching the race… we didn’t see any of Hamilton, but after analyzing the race of the 64 laps Hamilton got to go all out he was in the top 3 fastest laps more then 35 of them (I stopped counting when I had the stats live in front of me and can’t find them quickly)… yes Merc is back on form and with the other cars struggling with reliability and Merc not being really all that far back given the amount of races left.
Everybody is so easy to forget that Mercedes used a new power unit in Spain. The aero updates helped for sure, the car is more stable on the straights, but the pace mostly came from the power unit.
Mercedes massive porposing problem which the new floor helped more tbh
They qualified 6 tenths off the RB and Ferrari. They were 0.7s slower than Leclerc in race trim. They are doing better but we need to realise they aren’t there yet
Daaamn right we’re back!
Anyone just love his intro voice
They are still 0.5 seconds off Ferrari and RB. Its still to early to speculate. Leclerc retiring, Max DRS problem and tire startegy worked for them. Depends if this Merc is consistent in every race.
I hope you meant .05 seconds because .5 is a hell of a lot off the pace and I'm not sure that's accurate considering LH only got pipped at the end for fastest lap!
Now that the porpoising is fixed, I expect merc to catch up really fast. This is what they are the best at, we have seen it for the last 9 years. Even a depressed lewis and toto had smiles on their faces yesterday. They are very much back in the hunt. The extra wind tunnel time they are going to get over the summer will help tremendously as well, which ferrari and red bull are not going to get as they are the leaders.
@@manethologan6462 Charles was 8 seconds ahead of Russel after 7 laps. And in quali the gap between Ferrari and Merc was 0.6s.
Serious minerals for Monaco, or as common folk say it, balls of steel
So if Barcelona is one of the least driver influenced tracks, doesnt that mean that Hamiltons brilliant comeback was really the car?
They only looked quick to because Max had a DRS issue which made it really hard to pass George and Hamilton in passed only those he was faster than and it looks like if they push that hard they're gonna run into engine issues because both cars has to coast at the end
They have silently tuned the engine to more power. toto hinted on it slightly. they were running conservatively before this race.
I think it's too early to say that they are back. The one lap speed did improve, yes, but despite Lewis' run, the race pace itself was still lagging behind Red Bull and would've lagged behind Ferrari if both drivers had their races incident-free. Since the next race will be Monaco, that also won't tell if they really are back or not, but said one lap improvements will probably help them make a good quali. Baku will be the real test IMO, to see if they REALLY solved the porpoising issues enough so that it won't set them back, especially during those looooong looooong straights.
Hamilton came into F1 with similar sort of chutzpah in his driving style as Verstappen. He came off of a prodigious pre-F1 career. He was aggressive, relentless, pushed cars beyond their expected limits, and, a hallmark of all great drivers, was exceptional in the wet. Since the turbo era, with a near-perfect car under him, Lewis had to move from that sort of style to a more mature style that is less about pushy risk-taking and more about consistent precision, rounding each corner at the exact speed right under the limit for that corner, each and every time. This is likely why Lewis has struggled with an unpredictable car under him in this era, his first of this type of car in almost a decade, and why he likely will shine again if the car becomes predictable and dependable.
please can you stick to facts when discussing drivers. this is why we end up with massive clashes over nothing. Hamilton joined F1 as a 22 year-old. far from the youngest driver to join F1 in history at that point. the most notable driver that we know today that started younger is Alonso at 19 years old
@@NitroGhost124 Seb started at 19 as well
@@illyricus. I specifically used their wording. "he was at the time the youngest driver in history". Vettel wasn't around just yet when Hamilton joined F1 in 2007 so we can't mention Vettel. everyone else before Hamilton joined at 19 (there's a good few of them. can't be bothered checking which one would still be the youngest in history when Hamilton joined)
@@NitroGhost124 Vettel raced a few races for toro Rosso in 2007. Remember fuji where he crashed and took Webber with him? It wasn’t a full season but I believe he did half of the races replacing Scott speed and also replaced Kubica for a race after his crash at Canada 2007. Anyways, my comment was nothing more than pointing out that Seb also started at 19.
@@illyricus. fair enough. in the same vein, Stroll started at 18 and is the second youngest podium sitter (11 days behind Verstappen)
Leclerc's car had the Drake curse💀
Drake placed a 230K bet on Leclerc for the Spanish GP which happens to be his first ifykyk
definetly back
Without Lec retirement, Max’s spin - still Lec/Max show…. But I am actually excited by the potential of the Mercs. Hopefully a very tasty rest of season.
They got significantly closer. But they are still quiet a bit behind Ferrari and Red Bull.
So for the Merc Fans my advice would be to not get your hopes up to high. ;)
It definitely doesn't hurt as much as a retirement from a garunted win
Mercedes looked amazing. They may be the first team to push these rocket racers (that's what I'm calling the new breed of cars) to the next level and to the limit. I thought and was hoping it was going to Williams. But I'm here for it 👍👏👌
It was obvious that they were running a higher power setting to try and capitalise on Ferrari's misfortune. Major overheating issues which forced them to give up a position and lift and coast, no other team (merc powered included) had to do this.
After 2017 i will never underestimate Mercedes again
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- Tommy, 2000
people are getting ahead of themselves imo, george didn't have race winning pace, the drs failure on max's car is the only reason he led the race for so long, and once the red bulls got ahead they left him for dead. which we also have to figure into the time lewis gained on the red bulls stuck behind george, i dont think we would have seen him close nearly as much as he did if max was in clear air, though on the other hand lewis was having to fight through traffic, so it's hard to say. also the reason that hamilton breezed past sainz was because he was carrying damage from going into the gravel.
mercedes has definitely taken a huge step forward, but i think it's premature to say that they're gonna be able to fight at the front consistently. im sure they'll be there sooner or later though with a few more upgrades
I frickin met this gut at the miami grand prix
you have switched the Italian and the USA flag in point table at 0:29 lol!