‘Toto looks defeated’ - F1 pundit makes concerning Mercedes observation after Las Vegas Grand Prix
Mercedes endured another disappointing grand prix in Las Vegas as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton finished seventh, ahead of teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell, whose late surge to P4 on the road was undone by a five-second penalty for causing a collision with168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Max Verstappen.
It is a result that leave♋s Mercedes just four points ahead of Ferrari in the battle to claim runner-up spot in the constructors’ championship behind runaway champions♊ Red Bull heading into the final round in Abu Dhabi.
Speaking during Sky’s post-race coveragꦗe, Patrick observed how Wolff a😼ppeared to be deflated by Mercedes’ recent performances.
“They’ve got so much better🐻 throughout the year,ཧ but nothing to show for it,” Patrick told Sky.
“You can sense, Toto looked defeated, frustrated, tired maybe. Christian🍃 [Horner, Red Bull team principal]✅ was talking about the timing of this event.
“It’s been a long year, everybody is wearing down. So I’m sure ⭕it’s feeling extra heavy to them now, especially when they have bad days. Especially when they get glimmers of hope.”
Wolff branded Mercedes’ previous dire showing at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix as ♛their “worst weekend in 13 years”.
Karun Chandhok noted some positives, however, and reckoned Hamilton had the pace to challenge for the podium had he not picked up a puncture in a clash with McLaren’s Oscar𒀰 Piastri.
“I thought both he and Lewis were unfortunate,” Chandhok explained. “Both ha𝔉d amazing pace. When I watch back their races, Lewis lost 15s on his in-lap with that puncture and was at the back of th🎀e queue.
“Oscar, a🅰s well, was so fast🌱 towards the end on a hard tyre which was much older than other people’s. He was quicker than Ocon and Stroll.
“So, I❀ think without that incident andꦏ the time loss with the puncture, both he and Lewis wouldn’t have been far off Perez and Leclerc. And might have even been in that fight.”
Meanwhile, Jenson Button has tipped Ferrari to have theไ upper-hand over Mercedes at this weekend’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
“[Abu Dhabi] is another circuit with long straights and 90 degree corners,” the 2009 world champ🍃ion said. “It’s going to be si☂milar, the Ferrari will be competitive there."
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