Mercedes has arrived at the ‘party’. In the third race, whether as a one-time event or to stay, the star team has placed Russell and Hamilton in second and third place in the Australian standings, even fighting for pole position with Verstappen. Everything, after weeks of catastrophic messages that have made react to Fernando Alonso.
Because they have slipped in between Red Bull and Aston Martin. Because the car, which seemed to be already on the way to scrapping, is competitive in Melbourne. He managed to warm up the tires and turn around just when it had to be done. Such was that hamilton He came to have the provisional pole until Verstappen pulverized the clock.
But it took the best version of Max. It was necessary that the Red Bull, the only one there was, did a perfect lap against a car that has gone from being worthless to almost being the best on a Saturday. And with the two pilots as well.
“They always want to leave their car”
With Russell and with Hamilton. With the two leaving ahead of Fernando Alonso. The Asturian, after qualifying, was more than clear about what he thinks of ‘there is nothing to do anymore‘ that Mercedes has proclaimed from Bahrain.
“They always want to abandon their car. They always lament” said the two-time champion in words for ‘DAZN’.
And he says: “We are in the third race and they are already going fast. They are surely going to win this year.”
The same thing happened in 2022. Mercedes started badly, with a Hamilton sending messages of absolute defeat while Russell, yes, did not go down from fifth place at the beginning of the course.
In the end, George pulled off a victory, and they even finished ahead of Ferrari in terms of performance and overall pace.
What will they decide now? Will they keep the car? Will everything change for Imola? Namely, because to know also if the classification has been something specific or if it has not been.
