Mercedes’ F1 tech rethink, Aston Martin success & Baku sprint changes”

Mercedes’ ongoing troubles in F1’s new ground-effect era are the subject of GP Racing’s cover story this month, written by Pat Symonds – formerly Michael Schumacher’s race engineer and one of the consultants responsible for F1’s new ruleset.

When Mercedes talks about its development direction being “a dead end” and that “a new concept” is required, what does that actually mean?

Perhaps more pressingly, can the required changes be identified and…