Mercedes F1 Sets Priority on Tackling Slow Corner Weaknesses

Mercedes F1 Targets Slow Corner Improvement for W16 Success

09/11/2024

Mercedes F1 focuses efforts on slow corner performance, aiming for a competitive edge with the W16 in the 2025 season.

Mercedes F1 has revealed that a key development goal for the future is to address its weak performance in slow corners.

The W15 has entered a series of experiments aimed at the upcoming W16 for 2025, as the team has little to play for in the constructors’ championship, with a well-secured 4th place.

Andrew Shovlin, the trackside engineering director, stated, “The issues we’re facing with our latest update are the same ones we’ve faced previously.”

“We tend to struggle in slow corners, especially when one turn follows another.”

“The team is prioritizing this development area for 2025 and our W16. Our main goal in the remaining races is to learn what we can to launch the best possible car.”

“We’re in a championship position where we can’t fight with those ahead, and it’s unlikely we’ll face challenges from teams behind us.”

“Our focus has shifted significantly toward understanding what we need to apply next year to overcome these issues.”

Mercedes F1 Sets Priority on Tackling Slow Corner Weaknesses Mercedes F1 Sets Priority on Tackling Slow Corner Weaknesses

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Full 2025 F1 testing results

Carlos Sainz
1
CARLOS
SAINZ
Leader
Lewis Hamilton
2
LEWIS
HAMILTON
+0.031s
Charles Leclerc
3
CHARLES
LECLERC
+0.083s
George Russell
4
GEORGE
RUSSELL
+0.197s
Max Verstappen
5
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
+0.218s
Alex Albon
6
ALEX
ALBON
+0.302s
Kimi Antonelli
7
KIMI
ANTONELLI
+0.436s
Oscar Piastri
8
OSCAR
PIASTRI
+0.592s
Pierre Gasly
9
PIERRE
GASLY
+0.692s
Lance Stroll
10
LANCE
STROLL
+0.881s
Liam Lawson
11
LIAM
LAWSON
+0.904s
Jack Doohan
12
JACK
DOOHAN
+1.020s
Yuki Tsunoda
13
YUKI
TSUNODA
+1.149s
Isack Hadjar
14
ISACK
HADJAR
+1.327s
Fernando Alonso
15
FERNANDO
ALONSO
+1.352s
Esteban Ocon
16
ESTEBAN
OCON
+1.380s
Lando Norris
17
LANDO
NORRIS
+1.534s
Gabriel Bortoleto
18
GABRIEL
BORTOLETO
+1.709s
Nico Hulkenberg
19
NICO
HULKENBERG
+2.109s
Oliver Bearman
20
OLIVER
BEARMAN
+3.013s

Testing Total Distance Covered by Team

1
Mercedes
458
2
Haas
457
3
Racing Bulls
454
4
Alpine
405
5
Williams
395
6
Ferrari
382
7
McLaren
381
8
Sauber
354
9
Aston Martin
306
10
Red Bull
304
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