2021 AMG Mercedes F1 Team

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Hammerfist wrote:
26 Jun 2021, 21:10
El Scorchio wrote:
26 Jun 2021, 10:58
zibby43 wrote:
26 Jun 2021, 03:37


The Merc’s following ability this year is arguably the best it has ever been in the hybrid era.

Hamilton was within 1s of Verstappen in France and could stay tucked up there for several laps. They’ve also had zero PU cooling issues this season when following.
Exactly. They are suffering because either they’ve made a decision not to upgrade the 2021 car- in favour of the strongest car for 2022- and hang their chances on whether what they’ve got enough with what they already have (looks like not) OR they are just down a development dead end, given what they can achieve in terms of gain with the 2021 regs and development constraints.

It’s probably better to focus on 2022 and the long game rather than throw time and energy into what might be an unwinnable short term battle.
But the short term battle is right here in front of them and is very winnable imo. They could have won any of the races they've lost to Redbull so far. It's a close battle. It's quite perplexing to me if they truly are giving up on this year's challenge. And if that is the case, Redbull will pull away because they will not stop development. I'm not saying don't think about next year, but if you're throwing all your eggs at 2022, that is the wrong way to do it imo. There are no guarantees next year and they cannot be cocky enough to think that they are the ones that will get it right.
I think of all the teams on the grid, Mercedes are probably the ones that know starting early is usually the best recipe for success.
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Hammerfist wrote:
26 Jun 2021, 21:10
El Scorchio wrote:
26 Jun 2021, 10:58
zibby43 wrote:
26 Jun 2021, 03:37


The Merc’s following ability this year is arguably the best it has ever been in the hybrid era.

Hamilton was within 1s of Verstappen in France and could stay tucked up there for several laps. They’ve also had zero PU cooling issues this season when following.
Exactly. They are suffering because either they’ve made a decision not to upgrade the 2021 car- in favour of the strongest car for 2022- and hang their chances on whether what they’ve got enough with what they already have (looks like not) OR they are just down a development dead end, given what they can achieve in terms of gain with the 2021 regs and development constraints.

It’s probably better to focus on 2022 and the long game rather than throw time and energy into what might be an unwinnable short term battle.
But the short term battle is right here in front of them and is very winnable imo. They could have won any of the races they've lost to Redbull so far. It's a close battle. It's quite perplexing to me if they truly are giving up on this year's challenge. And if that is the case, Redbull will pull away because they will not stop development. I'm not saying don't think about next year, but if you're throwing all your eggs at 2022, that is the wrong way to do it imo. There are no guarantees next year and they cannot be cocky enough to think that they are the ones that will get it right.
I don't think making sure you're giving yourself as much time as possible for a major rule change is cocky. The longer you spend on the development work, the more likely you are to be at the front... I refer you to 2014 onwards!!

Leaving it until later and just assuming they can fight this year AND still be confident of being at the front next year. Now THAT would be cocky.
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PlatinumZealot wrote:
26 Jun 2021, 17:43
Pyrone89 wrote:
26 Jun 2021, 13:04
Told you, the W12 is still fastest. Just sometimes it is a diva, but once it behaves it is clearly fastest.
Get outa heea! as they would say in New York. Come on man. It's getting out of hand at this point. Not sure what a redbull man is trying to prove "reassuring" the Mercedes hopeful the the car is the "fastest" when it hasn't even sniffed pole since six-seven races ago? Just "sometimes" its a diva? It's clear we have no updates and the car has to run a barn-door rear wing to keep competitive. Even today was big gamble to change set-ups. We aren't idiots. We know the car is lacking a whole bunch.
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That's how long it has been. I can't even remember any. Might as well be zero.
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SiLo wrote:
26 Jun 2021, 21:13
Hammerfist wrote:
26 Jun 2021, 21:10
El Scorchio wrote:
26 Jun 2021, 10:58


Exactly. They are suffering because either they’ve made a decision not to upgrade the 2021 car- in favour of the strongest car for 2022- and hang their chances on whether what they’ve got enough with what they already have (looks like not) OR they are just down a development dead end, given what they can achieve in terms of gain with the 2021 regs and development constraints.

It’s probably better to focus on 2022 and the long game rather than throw time and energy into what might be an unwinnable short term battle.
But the short term battle is right here in front of them and is very winnable imo. They could have won any of the races they've lost to Redbull so far. It's a close battle. It's quite perplexing to me if they truly are giving up on this year's challenge. And if that is the case, Redbull will pull away because they will not stop development. I'm not saying don't think about next year, but if you're throwing all your eggs at 2022, that is the wrong way to do it imo. There are no guarantees next year and they cannot be cocky enough to think that they are the ones that will get it right.
I think of all the teams on the grid, Mercedes are probably the ones that know starting early is usually the best recipe for success.
Right. Starting early on this years car surely has reaped enormous benefits so far..

Honestly they should have learned their lesson. They went from a completely dominant car in the w11 to a w12 that can be outqualified occasionally by a lowly Ferrari. Thats what they got for focusing too early on 2021. Now theyre making the same mistake again. That is how dynasties end. You can see it coming. Redbull is gonna 1-2 most qualifying sessions after the summer break. You read it here first.

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El Scorchio wrote:
26 Jun 2021, 10:58
zibby43 wrote:
26 Jun 2021, 03:37
sn809 wrote:
26 Jun 2021, 02:45
Merc are suffering because their car does are designed to be leading and need clear air, they don't not have the ability to follow other cars close.
The Merc’s following ability this year is arguably the best it has ever been in the hybrid era.

Hamilton was within 1s of Verstappen in France and could stay tucked up there for several laps. They’ve also had zero PU cooling issues this season when following.
Exactly. They are suffering because either they’ve made a decision not to upgrade the 2021 car- in favour of the strongest car for 2022- and hang their chances on whether what they’ve got enough with what they already have (looks like not) OR they are just down a development dead end, given what they can achieve in terms of gain with the 2021 regs and development constraints.

It’s probably better to focus on 2022 and the long game rather than throw time and energy into what might be an unwinnable short term battle.
I’d be curious to know what Mario Thiessen thinks of Merc’s strategy to put all their eggs in 2022. It failed miserably for BMW in 2008-09, and cost them their only reliable shot at a title.

There is 0 guarantee that Merc’s focus on 2022 will help them. Besides RB has only sacrificed, what, 1 month of development on the 2022 car to devote resources to the 2021 car. RB sacrificing 2022 resources to secure both titles this year could also be interpreted that they’re extremely confident in their 2022 project.

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Hammerfist wrote:
26 Jun 2021, 23:30
SiLo wrote:
26 Jun 2021, 21:13
Hammerfist wrote:
26 Jun 2021, 21:10


But the short term battle is right here in front of them and is very winnable imo. They could have won any of the races they've lost to Redbull so far. It's a close battle. It's quite perplexing to me if they truly are giving up on this year's challenge. And if that is the case, Redbull will pull away because they will not stop development. I'm not saying don't think about next year, but if you're throwing all your eggs at 2022, that is the wrong way to do it imo. There are no guarantees next year and they cannot be cocky enough to think that they are the ones that will get it right.
I think of all the teams on the grid, Mercedes are probably the ones that know starting early is usually the best recipe for success.
Right. Starting early on this years car surely has reaped enormous benefits so far..

Honestly they should have learned their lesson. They went from a completely dominant car in the w11 to a w12 that can be outqualified occasionally by a lowly Ferrari. Thats what they got for focusing too early on 2021. Now theyre making the same mistake again. That is how dynasties end. You can see it coming. Redbull is gonna 1-2 most qualifying sessions after the summer break. You read it here first.
It's not their fault the floor changes were made after teams had started work on the 2021 cars, and then later on the tyre changes were made as well.
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For once Mercedes is not completely utterly dominant and this whole thread is in absolute panick. Soo much overreacting. If people in all the other topics reacted like this they would have all had a nervous breakdown 7 years ago.

Just chill, this is a good run by Red Bull, but just 3 races ago it looked like another easy Mercedes WDC (remember Spain and Portugal?). Season is only a quarter down and plenty of racing to do.
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mkay wrote:
26 Jun 2021, 23:57
El Scorchio wrote:
26 Jun 2021, 10:58
zibby43 wrote:
26 Jun 2021, 03:37


The Merc’s following ability this year is arguably the best it has ever been in the hybrid era.

Hamilton was within 1s of Verstappen in France and could stay tucked up there for several laps. They’ve also had zero PU cooling issues this season when following.
Exactly. They are suffering because either they’ve made a decision not to upgrade the 2021 car- in favour of the strongest car for 2022- and hang their chances on whether what they’ve got enough with what they already have (looks like not) OR they are just down a development dead end, given what they can achieve in terms of gain with the 2021 regs and development constraints.

It’s probably better to focus on 2022 and the long game rather than throw time and energy into what might be an unwinnable short term battle.
I’d be curious to know what Mario Thiessen thinks of Merc’s strategy to put all their eggs in 2022. It failed miserably for BMW in 2008-09, and cost them their only reliable shot at a title.

There is 0 guarantee that Merc’s focus on 2022 will help them. Besides RB has only sacrificed, what, 1 month of development on the 2022 car to devote resources to the 2021 car. RB sacrificing 2022 resources to secure both titles this year could also be interpreted that they’re extremely confident in their 2022 project.
RBR has the huge risk of taking over a PU project.

They are definitely putting all their eggs into this year’s basket and Marko has admitted as much several times.

Starting early before the hybrid era paid off dividends for Merc. Not sure why you’re not considering that example.

And where do you get this 1 month figure from?

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zibby43 wrote:
27 Jun 2021, 00:40
mkay wrote:
26 Jun 2021, 23:57
El Scorchio wrote:
26 Jun 2021, 10:58


Exactly. They are suffering because either they’ve made a decision not to upgrade the 2021 car- in favour of the strongest car for 2022- and hang their chances on whether what they’ve got enough with what they already have (looks like not) OR they are just down a development dead end, given what they can achieve in terms of gain with the 2021 regs and development constraints.

It’s probably better to focus on 2022 and the long game rather than throw time and energy into what might be an unwinnable short term battle.
I’d be curious to know what Mario Thiessen thinks of Merc’s strategy to put all their eggs in 2022. It failed miserably for BMW in 2008-09, and cost them their only reliable shot at a title.

There is 0 guarantee that Merc’s focus on 2022 will help them. Besides RB has only sacrificed, what, 1 month of development on the 2022 car to devote resources to the 2021 car. RB sacrificing 2022 resources to secure both titles this year could also be interpreted that they’re extremely confident in their 2022 project.
RBR has the huge risk of taking over a PU project.

They are definitely putting all their eggs into this year’s basket and Marko has admitted as much several times.

Starting early before the hybrid era paid off dividends for Merc. Not sure why you’re not considering that example.

And where do you get this 1 month figure from?
Re: hybrid era: Yes, but on the engine front, not chassis front.

Because I presume any upgrades they’ve thrown at the car in recent weeks would have been commissioned around April time, and we know Merc worked hard at improving the car after testing/Bahrain, so the gap is give or take 1 month. A good ROI for RB all things considered.

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The unknown here is what exactly Merc have spent the tokens on. Is it something that is not yet sorted and when it clicks will be a game changer? or even is it testing something for the new car that is not helping, or even hindering this car?

As conspiracy theories suggest, are Merc gearing up to the second half of the season at the cost of learning things this half, and incidentally getting a time bonus, and the probability of it being too late in the development cycle of other teams new cars to include it?

Then again, they could just have under estimated how good the RBR was going to be, and the effect of the lost edges and tyre pressure changes and are cussing behind closed doors.
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Where is Mercedes' strategy department? Are they on holiday or what is going on?
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Congrats RedBull. Well done. I'm happy for Honda at least.
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Twilight of the Gods?

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Big Tea wrote:
27 Jun 2021, 12:00
The unknown here is what exactly Merc have spent the tokens on. Is it something that is not yet sorted and when it clicks will be a game changer? or even is it testing something for the new car that is not helping, or even hindering this car?

As conspiracy theories suggest, are Merc gearing up to the second half of the season at the cost of learning things this half, and incidentally getting a time bonus, and the probability of it being too late in the development cycle of other teams new cars to include it?

Then again, they could just have under estimated how good the RBR was going to be, and the effect of the lost edges and tyre pressure changes and are cussing behind closed doors.
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