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What really went wrong for Mercedes in a triple-header where it was leapfrogged by Ferrari and outscored by Racing Bulls? Here’s what we’ve learned from the F1 team’s post-Spanish GP debrief
Mercedes faced a tough second triple-header in the 2025 F1 season, dropping to third behind Ferrari and Racing Bulls. The team only scored twice due to poor performance and reliability issues, leaving them “stung” according to technical director James Allison. Allison hopes for better luck in the future and references the novel “The World According to Garp” to describe Mercedes’ current predicament as “pre-disastered.” Wrong set-up choices led to poor performance in Imola and Monaco, prompting a return to older specifications for Spain. The team is focusing on improving performance and reliability for the upcoming races in the season. The pressure is on Mercedes to bounce back and regain ground in the constructors’ championship.
