F1 | Zero points for Mercedes in Melbourne, another defeat for Wolff

Real disaster for the Mercedes a Melbourne The team led by Toto wolff he didn't score a single point, with Hamilton e Russell both retired during the match and yet another colorless performance in a season that started very badly for them Silver Arrows, or what's left of it. Red Bull e Ferrari they are already very far away in the constructors' championship, and also there McLaren has taken off, now the fight is with theAston Martin for fourth place. It will be necessary to understand the causes that led to the withdrawal of Lewis, who suffered a power unit failure, while Russell was caught by surprise by the maneuver of Alonso, judged irregular by FIA, but with many reservations, objectively. There W15 it was born badly, we can now say that, and we need to see what direction developments will take over the course of the season to get it back on track.

“Disappointing race after a difficult weekend – Toto said. We made the brave decision to start on the soft, and Lewis made good progress, but his race unfortunately ended shortly after. We will send the power unit to Brixworth and investigate the cause of the failure. As for what happened to George, it is clear that Alonso braked earlier than in previous laps. Nobody knows where we are in this, but we want to change this. It's hard to accept, but we will remain calm: others have shown that when you make the right choice, things can change quickly, and we are aiming for this."