2026 Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team

[zibby43]

It is literally not even the second race yet, chill. Everyone thought Ferrari would run away with it at the start of 2022 as well. In-season development is a thing.

When’s the last time Ferrari out-developed anyone in-season?

[SB15]

Would you have the same opinion if Ferrari were the ones with a rocketship engine and mediocre chassis?

Hahahah, of course you wouldn't.

You mean the illegal engine which Mercedes is allowed to operate until June?

Please share the link to the tests it failed.

I can’t wait to see his reaction when they pass the test in June

[zibby43]

You mean the illegal engine which Mercedes is allowed to operate until June?

Please share the link to the tests it failed.

I can’t wait to see his reaction when they pass the test in June

With no drop in performance.

[upsidedowntoast]

It is literally not even the second race yet, chill. Everyone thought Ferrari would run away with it at the start of 2022 as well. In-season development is a thing.

When’s the last time Ferrari out-developed anyone in-season?

1. Past performance does not indicate future failure.

2. Mclaren have gone to first from further back.

[SoulPancake13]

It is literally not even the second race yet, chill. Everyone thought Ferrari would run away with it at the start of 2022 as well. In-season development is a thing.

When’s the last time Ferrari out-developed anyone in-season?

They outdeveloped Mercedes in 2 out of the 3 last seasons.

[CjC]

Congrats Kimi

[Emag]

Very happy for Kimi. A 19 year old on his second season pulling performances like these is very impressive.

[Lasssept]

[zibby43]

It is literally not even the second race yet, chill. Everyone thought Ferrari would run away with it at the start of 2022 as well. In-season development is a thing.

When’s the last time Ferrari out-developed anyone in-season?

1. Past performance does not indicate future failure.

2. Mclaren have gone to first from further back.

1. It’s a relevant data point especially in a flat floor formula

2. Don’t think that’s really relevant, IMO.

[zibby43]

It is literally not even the second race yet, chill. Everyone thought Ferrari would run away with it at the start of 2022 as well. In-season development is a thing.

When’s the last time Ferrari out-developed anyone in-season?

They outdeveloped Mercedes in 2 out of the 3 last seasons.

Mercedes quit ‘25 development earlier than Ferrari to focus on ‘26 and still finished ahead in the WCC.

[Lasssept]

[Emag]

https://i.postimg.cc/SNfmbjgy/20260315-104702.jpg

I am actually very happy for him. Grim race for the prospects of others as Mercedes displayed utter dominance here, but Kimi getting this win put a smile on my face.

[OverheatedTurbo]

How is this third rate chassis doing this? It’s literally creating rubber. Congrats to Il Bambino and GR! Another 1-2!

[nitrotech]

People that kept criticizing George for not having skills to manage tyres in the ground effect era, should look at Max today and stop the non-sensical debate. The car is everything. If the car is good, even a new bee like Kimi can have great tyre management skills and if it's bad, a multiple WDC can look like a noob. This is technical forum and when the skills are debated, it should have technical reasoning behind them, instead of irrational arguments.

It seems like George did some changes post Sprint race that affected his quali and race pace. In quali, he was 7 tenths off from his Sprint quali pace whereas Kimi was just 2 tenths off. Ferraris were off by around 3 to 4 tenths on the same. That setup change affected George's tyre warmup which is why he struggled after Safe car where he lost 2 places to Ferraris and struggled to get the temps up.

[nitrotech]

How is this third rate chassis doing this? It’s literally creating rubber. Congrats to Il Bambino and GR! Another 1-2!

I think it's Simone Resta's magic. His cars had good tyre life at Ferrari. With Mercedes PU and like his contributions on vehicle dynamics, the car has excellent tyre life.