September of suffering for Mercedes
Mercedes suffered its second consecutive defeat: McLaren has returned to the form of the 2024-2025 biennium and the official power unit supplier is forced to chase.
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At Zandvoort Lando Norris won with great authority managing to recover the position lost during the second start in favor of a surgical Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
Mercedes still achieved second and third place, an excellent result in terms of World Championship standings. However, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff did not hide that September will be tough because updates are not imminent.
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“We are up against the wall regarding the budget cap – Wolff admitted to Sky – we cannot bring major updates every 2-3 races. The novelties will arrive in Malaysia. Who do we fear more between McLaren and Ferrari? Both.”
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