Mercedes Aren’t Stress-Free going into the 2021 Season: Technical Director James Allison


Mercedes Aren’t Stress-Free going into the 2021 Season: Technical Director James Allison

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Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W11. Formula One Testing, Day 2, Thursday 20th February 2020. Barcelona, Spain.

Mercedes have been running on an upwards trajectory since the dawn of the hybrid era in 2013. Having won 7 consecutive Constructors championship, it seems like Team Mercedes will be in more control than ever heading into the 2021 season. But Technical Director of the Team, James Allison reveals that Silver Arrows aren’t entirely stress-free. 

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James Allison went onto emphasize that having won so many championships and maintaining a significant lead over their rivals, Mercedes is under pressure heading into the 2021 season in Bahrain. Speaking to Mercedes, James opened up that anxiety has been hovering over the team, as the crew is aching to see where it stands amongst the rival teams. 

Mercedes’ Technical Director James Allison talks about team being under pressure going into 2021 season 

We exist for one purpose. And that is to produce a racing car that’s capable of fighting at the front, and hopefully, securing wins and championships. At this stage of the year, you hope you’ve done enough work,” he said. “But we’re never certain until the cars are actually on a track, doing it for real.” 

The Mercedes’ technical director spoke about how fear has been swarming around the Mercedes crew amid the arrival of the 2021 F1 season. 

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Alongside all that excitement is the fear and that fear nagging away continuously at you. The moment you open your eyes in the morning, all the way through the day until you go to bed at night, the fear that you haven’t done enough,” he said. 

Having said that, Mercedes’ hopes of sustaining their dominion in Formula 1 will only get tougher as each season passes by. With F1 and FIA working to bring the grid together by the 2022 season, the upcoming season could very well be the end of the German team’s success story. 

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