Originally Posted by Eater Sundae:
“What they would have had was an image that Mercedes couldn't organise a party with alcoholic drinks in a place that makes alcoholic drinks.
The image that Mercedes wants in a state such as Abu Dhabi (or anywhere for that matter) is one of flawless German efficiency, able to out engineer and out plan all competition.
They also want that image on the front page of local newspapers and the news headlines, as Mercedes take an emphatic 1-2 victory. They do not want to see pictures showing bits of Mercedes coloured carbon fibre being sprayed around because it's drivers are the weak link in the team.”
“What they would have had was an image that Mercedes couldn't organise a party with alcoholic drinks in a place that makes alcoholic drinks.
The image that Mercedes wants in a state such as Abu Dhabi (or anywhere for that matter) is one of flawless German efficiency, able to out engineer and out plan all competition.
They also want that image on the front page of local newspapers and the news headlines, as Mercedes take an emphatic 1-2 victory. They do not want to see pictures showing bits of Mercedes coloured carbon fibre being sprayed around because it's drivers are the weak link in the team.”
But what they got was one of a team not being able to control their drivers & not having a cohesive explanation afterwards. Lauda initially saying they needed to see data from Hamilton's car to see if anything was wrong an why he was driving slowly, Wolff saying he understood all sides of the story but they can't have anarchy, Rosberg Saying he had no problem with it in the end Paddy Lowe saying something different & Hamilton being pis*sed off because he was given orders in a race that they were told Merc wouldn't interfere with.
That looks totally chaotic to me & even worse when it is blatantly obvious that the situation that arose, after Hamilton took pole, was odds on favourite to happen.
As it stand they can out engineer & out plan themselves but they can't see the obvious about to hit them in face.
If they want an example of German efficiency, this was not it.
The whole season of dominance, wrapping up every major position in the championships & having a car that is vastly superior to all the others is what advertises the German efficiency.
Stating before the race that they were hands off and letting the two battle it out, shows planning & forethought. Allowing the drivers to race however is needed (without crashing in to each other, which is always the golden rule) shows that they are a team that understands competition & a ruthless desire to win & achieve the very best.



