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News›Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026

Mercedes upgrades hinder performance at Sepang

racer.com+ 3 moreSat 3 Oct · 10:50 UTCupdated Sun 4 Oct · 12:20 UTCHave your say
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Toto Wolff has expressed confusion over Mercedes' recent upgrades, which appear to have made the W17 slower rather than faster. Both cars failed to qualify in the top three, marking the team's toughest qualifying session of the year.

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First to reportMercedes 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 their report →
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 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 →
Mercedes upgrade backfires at SepangMercedes' major Sepang upgrade appears to have made the W17 slower rather than faster, according to Toto Wolff and the team's qualifying evidence.grandprix.comSun 4 Oct · 10:31 UTCRead →
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