P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Since F1 returned from its summer break, Mercedes has been woefully off the pace. Time now to investigate.
Mercedes will analyze where their pace went missing during the Singapore Grand Prix weekend. Despite a strong qualifying performance by Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, they failed to deliver on the race day, finishing sixth and fourth respectively. Mercedes’ strategy gamble with Hamilton starting on soft tires backfired, exposing a significant pace drop-off from the car. The team’s trackside engineering director, Andrew Shovlin, admitted that the car’s pace was “ultimately poor” during the race. With a three-week break before the next race, Mercedes plans to thoroughly analyze and understand the reasons behind their recent performance struggles. The team aims to bring an update package to address the car’s issues for the upcoming United States Grand Prix.
