what is going on with mercedes?! Before the season, they seemed confident that they had finally solved the problem with the unpredictable rear of the car after two years, but after two races this is not the case, they are currently in fifth place in the Constructors standings
and the drivers are still concerned about the unpredictable rear of the car. not even one of their cars finished in the last race. According to Hamilton, the car has a good foundation and can be built on in the future, but then they simply cannot set the optimal window for their car. They are still struggling with data correlation problems between the wind tunnel/CFD and the track. Toto Wolff was also asked about this topic:
We started this season believing that this car is better than last year... I don't think we're missing anything here. It's just that there are complications with the car that we don't understand. You see the progress McLaren and Ferrari have made, so in that sense I'd prefer to take a nosedive. We have to really look into our conscience because it is brutally painful,”
According to Hamilton, this is even his worst entry into the season. he was always beaten by George in the three qualifiers, and he has only 8 points on his account.
Wolff was also asked if these bad results threaten his future as well:
It's a fair question. But I don't feel like I should leave at this moment. If anyone has any suggestions on who could turn this around, I'd love to hear them.
“The big difference is that this is my job and if you're asking a managerial question, I can't go to Chelsea or Liverpool or Ferrari. I don't have a choice, which is bad. I am not a contract partner or an employee who has said enough is enough. My hamster wheel keeps spinning and I can't jump off it.”
So Merceds has to work hard to make up for the loss to the teams in front of him and this is definitely not a situation in which we would expect the eight-time world champions.