How can Mercedes still beat Red Bull's team in 2021?

18:18, 30 Jun 2021

With a streak of wins, Red Bull Racing seems to have the upper hand at the moment. Toto Wolff has revealed that Mercedes are not developing their car further for this year. So how can the team still beat Red Bull?

The new video from Autosport highlights three ways Mercedes can still beat Red Bull this season. The first is through the car set up. With this, small gains can be made from the car. Even though the car is not being developed further, Mercedes still has some smaller upgrades for the W12 that they were already working on.

Strategy and 'wingman' Bottas

Strategy is also mentioned. We have already seen this season that this can play a crucial role for victory, like during the Grand Prix of France to the advantage of Max Verstappen.

Finally, the second driver in the team can make a difference. With the arrival of Sergio Perez , Verstappen has a teammate who can help him in the championship. Valtteri Bottas has not been the most consistent this season, but if he can regain his form he could play a big role for Mercedes.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	204
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	159
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	126
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	103
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	92
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	91
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	60
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	22
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

How can Mercedes still beat Red Bull's team in 2021?

Strategy and 'wingman' Bottas

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