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Mercedes faces challenges with new upgrade package

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George Russell has highlighted a critical missing component in Mercedes' recent upgrade package, which was expected to enhance their performance at the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix. The team has faced significant issues with the upgrades, raising concerns about their ongoing competitive struggles.

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First to reportJolyon Palmer sounds 'alarm bells' for Mercedes as failed upgrades highlight their 'perennial issue'Mercedes were hopeful of a big performance leap when they brought a sizeable upgrade package to Sepang but it didn’t play out as intended. Ahead ...f1oversteer.comTue 6 Oct · 08:00 UTCRead their report →George Russell reveals the missing part that ruined Mercedes’ massive F1 upgradeWhen the Mercedes team arrived at the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, they expected their highly anticipated upgrade package to completely solidify their championship lead. Instead, the updates drastically underperformed, leaving team principal Toto Wolff scrambling to figure out why the real-world pace failed to match the factory wind tunnel data. To solve the puzzle, Mercedes ... Keep readingMotorsport.comFri 9 Oct · 11:57 UTCRead →Big weakness with new Mercedes upgrade has been exposedSingapoe has already exposed a big weakness with Mercedes' new upgrade packagethe-race.comFri 9 Oct · 17:29 UTCRead →

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