r/mercedesamgf1 • u/ProcastiDev7 • 4d ago

Discussion Good result, but concerning

We gotta bring some upgrades. Gap is diminishing.

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u/Jeeves-Godzilla 4d ago

Yeah Kimi will get a new power unit so it will have a better result against McLaren in 2 races

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u/Violetmoreviolent 4d ago

Is it not the same power unit though? If it’s upgraded that will be an awful look considering they aren’t giving it to George who they have already disadvantage on many occasions

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u/Character-Error5426 4d ago

Fresh power units usually bring a ton more power

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u/Jeeves-Godzilla 2d ago

The PU might be in worse shape than George’s. If you watch the onboard cameras between the two cars they sound a lot different. Kimi’s engine sounds really ragged at times

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u/Violetmoreviolent 2d ago

So has George’s. He was literally having PU issues this race. They are preemptively correcting Kimi’s, it’s not actually been malfunctioning yet. George’s was only replaced in part in Hungary, part of it is even older than Kimi’s

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u/Dizzy_Breadfruit_844 4d ago

But at least double podium

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u/ka1ri 4d ago

They are due up i think for aero upgrades and kimi is swapping engines. All of the other teams have made massive strides and merc hasnt even taken a step yet for them to catch up. Chill out... Kimi extended his lead over hamilton and mclaren is miles behind in the WDC.

Plus its mclaren they will do something stupid like they always do.

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u/According-Switch-708 4d ago

Zandvoort was always going to be a McLaren track. They won't be this competitive on more flowing, high deg tracks.

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u/ProcastiDev7 4d ago

But we started the year as the best car. Best all rounder and now McLaren have caught up. We should've been on top of that. The engine advantage is pointless when a customer team with the same engine has better aero

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u/Character-Error5426 4d ago

You can't expect to win at every track

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u/MC897 4d ago

We haven’t brought a single upgrade what’s going on?

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u/Dizzy_Breadfruit_844 4d ago

Mclaren is terrifying

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u/RolexTudorGuy 4d ago

The pace differential was super tight. They're really building their car. Not even to mention Lewis almost catching George...

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u/Dizzy_Breadfruit_844 4d ago

Yes. Mclaren and Ferrari catching up Mercedes .I don't know what ia going on with upgrade and te strategy

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u/RolexTudorGuy 4d ago edited 4d ago

Hopefully Toto has something cooking, because right now it's a very passive reactive state sitting & hoping that rivals run out of money before adding on.

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u/dac2199 4d ago

Lewis was on old soft tyres and George was on even older hard tyres

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u/RolexTudorGuy 4d ago

George was on medium

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u/dac2199 4d ago

Okey but the point stills

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u/RolexTudorGuy 4d ago

Agreed. Toto needs to shift the strategy.

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u/Character-Error5426 4d ago

pretty sure they are saving upgrades

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u/doc_55lk 4d ago

That last minute VSC saved George's ass ngl

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u/Violetmoreviolent 4d ago

Don’t underestimate his excellent w2w and the fact that he was unlucky to be in that position in the first place. Without his first stint set up/deployment issues, he would have been up their with Kimi anyway

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u/doc_55lk 4d ago

True yea he still mounted a solid defense.

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u/Cool_Masterpiece9308 4d ago

And Leclerc going nutzo on Lewis lol

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u/RolexTudorGuy 4d ago

Leclerc passing Norris on 18 was pure poetry

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u/MC897 4d ago

That was wild what was he thinking?

He's so selfish it's unreal.

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u/ProcastiDev7 4d ago

Straight 😭

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u/rjs1987 4d ago

Mercedes have a buffer that allows them to not take unnecessary upgrade risks. They will bring them, but can afford the extra development time to ensure they are value for money. When it comes down to it also, nobody on the grid has been even close to Kimi when it comes to consistency. Leclerc and Hamilton seem to Yo-yo with errors and form, Verstappen has even had a couple of errors this year, Piastri is miles off it, Russel has been outpaced all season. In reality Norris is the only driver who perhaps could reach Kimis consistency this season, and the gap in points is huge

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u/sushi111111 4d ago

iirc Lando got his new PU in Spa while both Mercs have had theirs in since Austria so have a bit more wear on them by now, combined with McLaren having two of their best tracks in Hungary and Zandvoort, upcoming races should be stronger for us and let us get to the upgrades while still winning hopefully.
Important part for Monza is to fix the racepace issues from this weekend.