Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 2013

[ringo]

Can this team hold on and turn around the season?
It just looks like they're going to be sliding backwards from now. Hamilton is a good 30 odd points behind vettel in the championship, there's still a chance but can the team go for it?

[muhammadtalha-13]

Can this team hold on and turn around the season?
It just looks like they're going to be sliding backwards from now. Hamilton is a good 30 odd points behind vettel in the championship, there's still a chance but can the team go for it?

One can only hope. But if you look at their previous years, you just don't want to look at their previous years.

[Maelstrom]

Rosberg must be wondering what he has to do... two races back to back from pole where he couldn't even make the podium and one more race where he had to give up the podium to his teammate.

Honestly the car was looking bad compared to the McLarens today.... You couldn't even call it mid-fielder pace... Cause Torro Rosso, Force India all trumped them.

They need to fix this... soon.

[Anon123]

I know the deg is bad but if it's cold in the next 2 races then I'm optimistic .

[reallydumb]

Lewis said: I can't drive any slower! This is not good!

[Maelstrom]

Well... It all went downhill today. Nowadays whenever Mercedes is on pole I get this bad feeling about the race... I can't imagine why.

[Cocles]

Some good news for Merc fans after a frustrating race...

http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/20 ... -f1-board/

[marcush.]

same --- different day
is all what you could say about this.
3 years on three different tyres and they still have no handle on tyres over conditions.One might add others run into these issues as well ,in fact all are but MGP is the team that is not struggling with deg once or twice a year when others do have their odd weakend....
How many times now have they announced to have worked on the tyre deg problems and claimed to have gotten to the root of it through understanding of the issue only to face a very different reality check.
I´m reliefed about Schumis decision to call it quits watching this.
This team needs to hire all technical competence present in formula 1 to stand a chance winning a title ....maybe Allison is the golden boy?

[lewishamilton90]

A Dieter Zetsche, chairman of Mercedes, do not like to see the W04 start from the front row after the exciting performance in qualifying, and then trudge in the race for the inability to manage the degradation of the rear tires. This is the main flaw that penalizes the car in Brackley and is repeated in a timely manner for almost three years. The heads of the three-pointed star have had a summit with Ross Brawn, Team Principal, to understand what prospects there may be to reverse this trend that does not give too positive image of the brand. The engineers at Mercedes, and among these there is also Aldo Costa, have ensured that a turnaround could be recorded already at the next Monaco Grand Prix. In the Principality, in fact, is expected to debut a new rear suspension, along with new took the brakes, should be part of a package of innovations that are designed precisely to ensure a longer life of the Pirelli tires. Needless to say, the Germans count a lot to help turn the season ...

http://www.omnicorse.it/magazine/27401/ ... ospensione

http://translate.google.com/translate?s ... ospensione

[Mika1]

Mercedes need to collect tyre data as much as possible this season, try to test parts that solve the tyre issues every session, keep trying and trying, because in 2014 they have to build a better car, especially with the turbo engines (tyre wear higher).

[Anon123]

I can't get my head around the fact that they are so bad at managing their tyres, it must be a fundamental design flaw or perhaps the FRIC system which is what seems to be making them fast in the first place is overworking the tyres.

[Morteza]

When was the last time they had a conventional suspension system? W01 was also bad on its tires...

[Ozan]

Imo it's the coanda exhaust that's killing the inside walls of the tires.

[Morteza]

I don't care whether it is their suspension, exhaust configuration, etc. that causes their problems. It is their inability to understand what is wrong with the car to find a cure for it. It has been the same in the past 3 years and is the same this year apparently. No matter who they have added to their technical staff it's always been the same...

[yener]

And welcome to Ross (eating tyres) Brawns season 4!

A lot of people are getting a little bit satisfaction when MGP gets a poleposition or when they are fast in qualifying. Let met tell you this: YOU SHOULDNT. Why? Because they build a car which is fast over 1 lap, again. Just like they did with W01, W02, W03 and with the present car.
This car would kill the others when adding fuel would be allowed due to the low weight. But we have this rules which says you cant add fuel so Ross Brawn and the rest of the crew: WAKE THE F### UP.

That was all for today because there is no way to discuss about the tyre issue they have for 4 years in a row. This team is like building sunpanels for energy. You invest a lot but never deserve your money back.