Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner beli𓆏eves Mercedes’ perf🐼ormances in 2025 are going under the radar due to the departure of its star driver Lewis Hamilton.

Mercedes built its success in the modern V6 hybrid era around Hamilton, who is now considered one of the grea🍌test drivers of al♒l-time after racking up seven titles, 105 wins and 202 podiums.

But the British driver chose to activate an exit clause on his contract last year to fulfill his dream of racing for Ferrari, where he is now expected to finish his grand pr𒁏ix career.

Following Hamilton's exit, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell took over the baton at th💞e Brackley-based sq꧑uad, scoring back-to-back podiums in the opening two rounds of the season.

Rookie 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Andrea Kimi Antonelli also performed admirably in Australia and Chꦅina, fi꧅nishing both races inside the top six.

Combined, their results have propelled 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mercedes to second place in the constructors’ championship, 19 points clear of third-placed Red Bull.

However, Steiner be꧂lieves what Mercedes has achieved this year has gone largely unnoticed, claiming the team’s performances have been overshadowed by Hamilton’s relatively mixed results at Ferrari.

“I think Mercedes is doing a good j𓆉ob this year,” he told The Red Flags Podcast. “Obviously, they are not beating McLaren but nobody knows about it [their achievements]. It's ve𒀰ry unseen.

“You see more from Ferrari with Lewis' performances than the better performances of Mercedes [because] it's not ⛄Lewis Hamilton [driving the car]. L🥂ewis attracts [attention], he is a star. People are attracted to him.”

Kimi Antonelli needs more time

Steiner believes Mercedes is being held ♈back by rookie Antonelli, who is still getting to grips with F1 after stepping up from Formu🍌la 2.

However, he is confident that the pr🧔omising Italian will be up to pace quickly and pull Mercedes further up the o𒁃rder.

Asked if Mercedes is th💞e second-best team at the moment, Steiner said: “They are, there is no doubt about i꧒t at the moment.

“What the❀y have against them at the moment…they are both good drivers,  but one is a rookie and a rookie needs time. Otherwise, they will be a lot stronger, but you cannot choose everything.

“𝔉As a machi🐬ne, they are the second-best one, the most consistent one between qualifying and race.

“They are doing a good job as a team. They got George Russell, they are leading the team, and now they are just waiting for Kimi Antonelli to sneak up behind him slowly and slowly, and he is getting🎃 there.”

He added: “Mercedes sometimes show very good speed and they just ne♚ed a little bit more and they can get there in my opinion.”