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Mercedes is trying to understand what happened to its car during the Singapore GP weekend, as the cars did very well in qualifying, with its two drivers coming in third and fourth place, but during the race, the drivers were unable to get along. remain in contention for the podium, with Russell finishing in fourth place and Hamilton in sixth. Hamilton left his car very dissatisfied, as his team’s strategy ended up not working, with them betting on starting the race on soft tires in search of a good start and good first laps, which did not happen and the pace was well down. than expected. Analyzing what happened in this race, track engineering director Andrew Shovlin understands that the car was actually extremely bad in this last race, which raised alarm bells throughout the team, as it made no sense to qualify so close to Norris and Verstappen. , and then not being able to compete for the podium. Shovlin states that this was the reason they chose to have Hamilton start on soft tires, as they believed that in the first lap he would gain some positions towards the podium. Citing the problems they had, he states that the temperature of the rear tires was the most critical part to control, which ended up hurting both drivers’ race and throwing Hamilton’s strategy into the trash, as he couldn’t push too hard with these tires. without damaging them quickly. Because of this, they needed to change strategy during the race, with Russell going on the defensive, not worrying about defending himself from Piastri, as it would be practically impossible, but focusing on at least limiting the damage and holding off Leclerc’s Ferrari. But Mercedes isn’t all about bad news after this weekend, as Shovlin reveals that for the next race, the United States GP, held in Austin, they will bring a major update to this car, perhaps the biggest ever. brought this season. This should be the last major update package that will be brought to this car this season, with a new revised floor being installed in the cars, as the last one that was brought ended up going wrong and the performance did not come, still causing some problems and all this instability that we have seen in the last few races. After this update, the team still has some minor ones planned, aiming to prepare this car as much as possible for the next season, where they must use a car very similar to the one they end 2024, aiming to save resources to invest in the 2026 car. Well, big ones expectations for this next race. But tell me in the comments: Do you bet that Mercedes will end up on a high note this season, with perhaps a few more victories?