“All dynasties fall - that’s what has happened at Mercedes”
Mercedes kicked off F1 2023 with a disappointing fifth and seventh at the Bahrain Grand Prix, well over 50 seconds behind 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen.
Their poor turn of pace led to criticism from both 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton and team boss Toto Wolff.
Wolff even hinted that Mercedes would be prepared t🅺o scrap their current car concept and potentially go down a new route - a remarkable u-turn.
It’s been a dramatic fall from Mercedes - the team that have won eight consecutive constr🙈uctors’ titles between 2014 and 2021.
Speaking on Sky Sports’ F1 po🍨dcast, Lazenby explained that Mercedes’ loss of key personnel is a key contributing factor in their downturn in performance🍌.
“All dynasties fall,” he said. “That’s what has happened at Mercedes. They’ve lost James Vowles, Andy Cowell, James Allisson, about 15 engineers to Red Bull Po🃏wertrains. Mercedes are definitely a team in transition.
“For them to abandon the concep🌊t? We thought it would take until Imola. They threw it away af🐎ter qualifying.”
Former W Series driver Naomi Schiff believes “there’s a lot of pressure internally” as Hamilton still 𒆙has his eyes set on an eighth world ꧑title.
“They made no progress in winter,” she added. “That, 🐻for them, is hard to digest. Lewis is going to stay for his eighth title.
“But he’s in no posit⛄ion to get it. I’m sure there is a lot of pressure internally fr﷽om both drivers, but particularly from Lewis because he’s not getting any younger.
“Time is of the essence.”
Karun Chandhok added💮: “There is no easy answer. That’s the issue.”
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