A new theory has been suggested forꩲ the cause of Mercedes’ issues with the W15.

Their F1 2024 car has not yet shown much reason for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton or 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell to be optimistic.

At the F1 Japanese Grand Prix last time out, they finished ninth and seventh with the Red Bulls and Ferraris occupying the f🐟irst four positions.

Both McLarens were also ahead of Hamilton.

“It keeps happening every single weekend,” F1TV’s Alex 🌠Jacques said on the  podcast.

“They have sessions and say ‘we are not too dis๊coura﷽ged’.

“Then the lights go out✱ and they look nothing like…

“We are used to Mercedes being in this position now which is the di🦩sappointing thing for them.

“[The F1 Japanese Gra💧nd Prix] was a long, long afternoon. You heard it in the radio messages from George and Lewis - they got flatter, a♎nd flatter, and flatter.

“It tells the story of where they are, right n𒅌ow.”

Tom Clarkson then suggested: “I think the tale of ❀woe stꦛarts before that.

“☂It seems that, as soon as they take the fuel out of the car,💫 it starts to go wrong.”

ꦆTom Kristensen, the nine-times Le Mans winner, said: “The car is a diva, it’꧅s on a knife-edge.

“The🐎y do♊n’t know what to expect when there is a wind direction change or a temperature change.

“They are on different compounds, as well.

“Every now and again, they perform wไell, strong, good. Other times they are not, and that frustrates p𝄹eople.

“Totℱo is trying to lead the gang. He’💯s trying to show that they need to work hard, stick together, do a good job.

“💟They are definitely frus🌠trated and looking for hope, looking for answers. Which they don’t get.

“They are a team in trouble at the moment. I don’t know w𒈔hen they will be winning again, or on the podium again.”

Are Mercedes miles away from catching McLaren?

“No,” Jacques insisted. “Because once they get a comprehension of the car, once the correlation is sorted, once they understand the concept, look at how quickly McLaren were able to turn the page last seas♔on.

“Once you know the direction to go in…

“Toto sꦫaid after the race tha𒈔t they are effectively going testing.

“Until they understand it, they🐬 can’t pওush in one direction.

“In that way, they are miles off for the mome💦nt. But it’s a world championship calibre team.

“They will understand what’s wrong with the 🀅car. And once they do, they will come roaring back towards the end of the year.”