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News›Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026

Mercedes struggles with W17 upgrade at Bahrain Grand Prix

RacingNews365+ 6 moreSat 3 Oct · 04:00 UTCupdated Sun 4 Oct · 07:11 UTCHave your say
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Mercedes has encountered significant difficulties with its W17 car following a major upgrade at the Bahrain Grand Prix, failing to achieve competitive qualifying times. Team principal Toto Wolff expressed confusion over the lack of performance improvement, as both drivers were unable to break into the top three.

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First to reportMercedes facing complex challenge after F1 upgrade mysteriously underwhelmsMercedes struggled to integrate its significant aerodynamic upgrade to the W17 on the first day of running at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. RacingNews365 technical analyst Paolo Filisetti explains why — and what the team must do now.RacingNews365Sat 3 Oct · 04:00 UTCRead their report →
Mercedes upgrades fail to deliver at SepangToto Wolff is perplexed by Mercedes struggles after its latest upgrades hurt the team's competitiveness.racer.comSat 3 Oct · 10:50 UTCRead →
Gone backwards? Mercedes's upgrade letdown explainedDespite an upgraded car, Mercedes suffered its toughest F1 qualifying of the year. It's now scrambling for answers with multiple factors contributing to its disappointmentthe-race.comSat 3 Oct · 11:32 UTCRead →
Mercedes has “big question mark” after Bahrain GP F1 car upgrade letdownMercedes has been left questioning its latest upgrade after its pace struggles at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.CrashSat 3 Oct · 12:22 UTCRead →
Mercedes W17 upgrade ‘big question mark’ pinpointed after Bahrain GP setbackGeorge Russell: "Well, that is the big question mark..."PlanetF1Sat 3 Oct · 15:27 UTCRead →
Mercedes left searching for answers after toughest Saturday of 2026Mercedes has been left searching for answers after suffering its most difficult Saturday of the 2026 season at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, with the team unable to reproduce its promising FP3 pace when Qualifying began at the Sepang International Circuit.f1technical.netSat 3 Oct · 15:59 UTCRead →
Mercedes upgrade backfires at SepangOct.4 (GMM) Mercedes’ major Sepang upgrade appears to have made the W17 slower rather than faster, with both cars missing the top three in qualifying as Max Verstappen took pole. Toto Wolff was stunned by the scale of the setback. “We’ve never had an update go so wrong like this before,” the team boss told…newsonf1.comSun 4 Oct · 03:19 UTCRead →
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