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Originally Posted by AmuroRay
I still don't think Mercedes is as fast as everyone else does - It's about on Par with Ferrari, and at best slightly faster due to driver. McLaren is easily the fastest and Redbull is not far behind.
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Because they’re a prisoner of the moment. Both Mercedes wins are a result of circumstances outside of the W15’s performance/pace.
In Austria, RUS was almost 15 seconds behind both Lando and VER and 2 seconds ahead of SAI before the accident allowing RUS to win.
At Silverstone, HAM won because of the rain and better (tire) strategy but you take the rain away, HAM likely doesn’t finish ahead of Lando or VER.
In race pace, McLaren is the quickest and has been for the most part since Miami and Red Bull is just behind them. Mercedes and Ferrari are 3 and 4 depending on track and external conditions.