F! Gary Anderson is not giving any leeway in his 2024 grading...
Former Jordan technical director Gary Anderson has awarded Mercedes an ‘F’ grade for 2024, saying they “are where they were last year” and in F1 terms that means they’ve “moved backwards”.
It had the team feeling cautiously optimistic about their F1 2024 chances, but four races into the season and at best Mercedes are the fourth fastest team, at worst, only P5. “Their relative lack of pace has been exacerbated by the numerous crashes their drivers are having. If you spend your resources on repairs and replacing parts then you cannot use it for development components to make the car quicker.
“There is a belief in F1 that the sport is more about whether a driver or car can look after its tyres rather than the absolute pace of the machinery. Alpine’s plight has shown that if you do not have a decent car you cannot do anything with it.
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