Mercedes in trouble with reliability, Hamilton: “Sooner or later they will get penalties”

The Ferrari driver thinks in the long term “We lost 75 points due to reliability”. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff stressed that at the moment Mercedes’ main rival is Mercedes itself. The power unit built in Brackley had a few too many problems related to the batteries, unexpected events that seem to have been resolved with the update introduced in Austria. In Great Britain, however, it was another technical problem not attributable to the power unit that dashed Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s dream of victory, who recorded the second zero in three races due to reliability problems. The fact that Mercedes is made of glass can open up interesting horizons for Ferrari regarding the championship fight. “I was really impressed by our progress in race execution – Hamilton’s words in the press conference – in general this year the engines are experiencing more problems than usual. I don’t know the specific situation regarding the batteries for Russell and Antonelli, but I imagine that sooner or later a penalty will be triggered, given that we only have two available.” “It will be essential to maintain this level, maximize points and always give our all, even when it is not possible to win,” added Hamilton.

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2026-07-08 07:00:00