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Mercedes Upgrade Confusion
Mercedes driver admits upgrade may have slowed them down.
In brief
Mercedes driver admits upgrade may have slowed them down. Mercedes' new car upgrade could have made them slower, not faster, due to old track surfaces. Originally reported by RaceFans.
Mercedes upgrade confusion
Mercedes driver admits new parts may have made them less competitive.
Antonelli leads race
Antonelli led opening stages ahead of George Russell but both were overtaken by Max Verstappen.
Singapore race planned
Mercedes planned Singapore race upgrade but moved it to Malaysia due to Bahrain cancellation.
Sepang track issues
Unusually abrasive track surface at Sepang made it hard to understand upgrade performance.
Tarmac performance problem
Team struggles on old tarmac tracks like Zandvoort where McLaren was quicker.
“the question we need to answer because we don’t really know if it made us go faster or worse”
Singapore upgrade plan
Team expects better understanding of upgrade before Singapore race.
At a glance
Mercedes' new car upgrade could have made them slower, not faster, due to old track surfaces.
