It was another prevailing season on the track for Mercedes as they won the constructors’ title for the third continuous season.The team’s drivers – best on the planet Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton – won 19 of the 21 races in 2016 and fixed the title with four races to save.
Red Bull, however, gave Mercedes bounty to consider with their drivers Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo frequently getting the absolute best out of the car. Factually Mercedes cleared aside all before them. And winning 90% of the races, a silver bolt additionally took post position in everything except one race – Monaco, where Ricciardo began at the front of the pack.
With Rosberg resigned and Hamilton’s new team-mate yet to be affirmed, their adversaries can dare to dream that Mercedes may think that its hard to match such an all-vanquishing effort as the new person settles in, and new principles produce results.
Mercedes: “They have been on top of their game once again. There have been reliability issues for Hamilton but the team have an outstanding car and winning their third title gives them bragging rights this season. Let’s see what they can do next year.”
Manor: “The fact that they are even on the grid is impressive after all the challenges they have faced. The single point that they won in Austria is a major achievement and almost gave them 10th place in the championship. With such a small budget to work from and a small team compared to others, you have to take your hat off to the them and hope that despite losing 10th place to Sauber in Brazil, the team continue to flourish in 2017.”
In the wake of completing fourth in title last season, Red Bull ascended from that mistake to bond themselves as the best of the rest.
They might not have had the bundle to genuinely challenge Mercedes however they surely won a lot of fans, on account of their drivers’ aptitude on the track and character off it.
The valiant Verstappen finished 78 surpasses in 2016 – another F1 record – while Ricciardo was reliably great in the second 50% of the season, completing on the platform in seven of the last 11 races.
One to watch in 2017, particularly as aerodynamics turn into a more essential element with the new guidelines. Keep in mind will’s identity driving their plan bundle – one Adrian Newey.
