“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.
﷽Woꦰlff even hinted that Mercedes would be prepared to 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 coꦯnsecutive constructors’ titles between 2014 and 2021.
Speaking on Sky Sports’ F1 podcast,𝔍 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 Vowlꦰes, Andy Cowell, James Allisson, about 15 engineers to Red Bull Powertrains. Mercedes are definitely a team in tr🌠ansition.
“For them to abandon the concept? We tho🍸ught it would ta🌳ke until Imola. They threw it away after qualifying.”
For🍰mer W Series driver Naomi Schiff believes “there’s a lot of pressure internalꦺly” as Hamilton still has his eyes set on an eighth world title.
“They made no progress in winter,” she added. “That, for them, is hard to digest. Lewis is goi𝔍🥂ng to stay for his eighth title.
“But he’s in no position to gꦑet it. I’m sure there is a lot of pressure internally from 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.”
With a sharp eye for F1’s controversies and storylines, Connor is the heartb🐼eat of our unbiased reporting.
