Quote Originally Posted by Bagwan View Post
Curious that as contract talks start , that Merc gets it so wrong that Lewis is not leading the championship at this point .
Interesting that Merc offered him more PU power for that shot at fastest lap , a second or so faster than all the rest .
How's it going with you Baggie?

I doubt there are any shinanigans going on at Mercedes. They have very little room to mess about this year with Redbull pushing them hard. They messed up and they would try to sort it out. One thing is clear, if they don't get on top of it quick, they are very likely to fall short of winning the championship.

It is quite simple, Mercedes appear to be struggling to operate at their usual high standards under the reduced budget regime.