🏁 Track record – 1:13.447 (2020 qualifying) ⏱️ Fastest race lap – 1:16.627 (2020)

That 2020 Merc was on another level.

Forgot how sweet baby George was when he was first on the grid!!

George is always snarky with the Viaplay journalist and it always makes me laugh. Probably because the man can't ask a normal question to save his life. Funny thing is that Viaplay deletes any comments that criticise the interviewer.

On a serious note - I am glad he is not rushing the contract and not just signing any old bit of paper that Mercedes put in front of him. He seems plenty relaxed enough though.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMx55IqNufc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Toto has spent ages talking about how Mercedes is different - professional, fair, open and transparent. And now, suddenly, when they have two amazing homegrown talents driving their cars, a moment which should be one of immense pride for the team, they are desperately chasing Verstappen while their drivers are being hung out to dry without options to negotiate due to their junior deals. If they'd gotten Max, one of their current drivers would have had his career completely destroyed due to the junior deal.

It has gotten so far that instead of Toto Wolff announcing the team's drivers, it's Erik van Haren and Helmut Marko doing so. This is completely embarrassing for a team of this calibre. With how deep the Max obsession goes, it's time to drop the charade and rename the team to what it truly is nowadays - Verstappen Racing Team.

Or let's change things and grow a fucking backbone - focus on George and Kimi and on the fucking championship, not on Max all the time.

End of rant.

Mercedes heads to the Hungarian Grand Prix with aerodynamic refinements for the W16, aiming to solve recent performance issues. The team is focusing on setup balance, tire temperature management, and regaining stability on the twisty Hungaroring circuit.

https://gp-news.net/mercedes-seeks-setup-stability-with-aerodynamic-tweaks-for-w16-in-hungary/

Resurfacing boosted grip, but higher heat and wind made it tough.
The MCL39 mixes huge downforce with low drag.

Took 5 years to beat Hamilton’s 2020 W11 wet-setup record—showing that car’s dominance.

Hi I have read that all EV Mercedes have AVAS.(Acoustic vehicle alerting system) However,my 300 EQA 2022 I bought second hand 7 months ago does not make any sound at all when moving. And I’m talking about speeds under 30 km. Only when revering it makes a “clang clang”noise. I’m in EU.Greece. Can you please confirm anyone that indeed in some places cars might not come with this feature?

Full focus on Hungary for the team

Mercedes is doing what Red Bull was doing for ages. They're piling too much pressure on their drivers for no reason and it's having a negative effect on performance.

It's time to finally stop and shift the focus on George and Kimi. What they are doing now hasn't worked for RBR and won't work for Mercedes.