Stuart Frazer
pfm Member
If Merc had surplus budget, which they will not have as the spend would have been planned a long time ago, and they had planned performance developments back in June or before, then yes they could deliver some improvements over the next few races.
But as I have explained a few times on here, the right decision is to invest as much as possible in getting the best solution with the new rules as they stand a very good chance of dominating for the next n years as well.
Max has won 7 races so far and Lewis 4, and yet Lewis is still very much in the championship. With 8 races to go, Lewis can still win, and if they cut out their strategic errors, then I think that Lewis has a very good chance.
Ian, will the ongoing development of the Mercedes 2022 car not provide any upgrade opportunities for inclusion on Lewis's 2021 car? The same obviously applies to Red Bull, but I understand that Honda already brought forward their 2022 engine for this year to push for better results / Championship(s). The 2022 has given more performance and has been reliable. I know Red Bull are going to have to take a 4th Engine along with penalties at some point, but I understand it's the same for Mercedes too.