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Originally Posted by Artemis
Yeah, Merc knows that for this race, they got the best achievable result with their current package + the bonus of lots of precious points lost for the Red Bull team (both drivers + constructor). But today's race was also a reality check for Merc that also the next races will be yet another uphill battle until they properly addressed their W13's gremlins. Toto Wolff told that the W13 currently performs about 5/6 of its capacity - they will work on getting to 6/6. At least that's what the co-presenter on Belgian TV claimed to have heard Wolff saying in the paddock.
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The problem for Merc is Ferrari are still basically running a launch spec car. Ferrari has loads of upgrades coming to an already fast car. Merc's upgrades are only to get it up to speed.