Lewis Hamilton has admitted that the inconsistencies Mercedes have faced with their car across the last three seasons have been “frustrating”, with the seven-time world champion likening the ups and downs to a round of golf.
Following a sustained period of dominance which saw the team claim every constructors’ title between 2014 and 2021 – as well as each drivers’ championship in that time barring the 2021 crown – the Silver Arrows experienced a change in fortunes in 2022 amid the introduction of new technical regulations.
The squad claimed just one victory that year thanks to George Russell’s debut win in Brazil, while 2023 proved to be a winless campaign.
Signs of improvement arrived midway through 2024, though, with Russell triumphing in Austria before Hamilton took a long-awaited and emotional victory at Silverstone, a feat he followed up with a P1 result at Spa-Francorchamps.