I love that they do these debriefs. In life you'll have criticism and pressure to perform. All you can do is stay positive and keep pushing with maximum effort.

Cameron, James. Another super Q&A, I always appreciate the honesty. Thank you! Wishing everyone well moving forwards ❤🖤

Always great to have Mr. Allison for the debrief, keep pushing guys 👊🏾

That was a great debrief. Many organisations across the world could learn from talking so openly and honestly about the reality of the work they are doing. Kudos!

Still in Lewis Hamilton we trust it's purple 💜

As always,I applaud the honest assessment given during the F1 Debriefs.I hope the upgrades for the Miami GP correlate with what is shown in CFD,simulator and the wind tunnel.

8:41 wow what honesty 👏 really appreciated 👏

"and that day can't come soon enough..." thank you Mr.Allison for your honesty.

Feel so sorry for James, such a good man who is trying so hard but can’t fix it.

Who was Mercedes before Hamilton? 🤔 Mercedes have been in Formula One since the dawn of the championship in the 1950's. They had legendary drivers such as Fangio and Stirling Moss racing for them. Fangio winning two back to back titles. There engines powered Mika Hakkinen's Mclaren to another two back to back wins in 98/99. The Mercedes engine powered Lewis Hamilton to his first World Title in 2008 with Mclaren. Before becoming the Mercedes AMG F1 team that we know today they also powered Jenson Button to his first and only World title in 09 with the Brawn GP team. Lewis left Mclaren to race for Mercedes F1 team in 2013. New regulations came into effect in 2014 and the Mercedes turbo hybrid engine dominated the series for many years to come. Lewis went on to win the World Championship another 6 times (14,15,17,18,19,20) a magnificent record. Losing only once in 2016 to his team m8 Nico Rosberg. This is Mercedes!

Another GREAT debrief. Wishing you all the best!

James incredible honest and informative explanation i could listen to James all day. Lovit👍

I appreciate the honesty

its interesting that in the last 2 years the car was rear limited, but now theyre saying the car is front limited. i guess that speaks to the work the team has done with the rear suspension and floor, but has unveiled new problems at the front. the last rear limited circuit we went to was bahrain, so hopefully the car is more in its happy place there!

Mercedes youtube channel, i respect you for doing all these debriefs though you know youll be belted by fans. Hards times ahead, but you'll definitely get through it...❤❤❤

I hope the upgrades work. The team really needs some immediate success

Red Bull's secret, they carry out total quality control of each screw, part, component before, during and after the production of the car. In the virtual environment, in the wind tunnel and in the physical environment (pre-season tests and TL,s).

Thanks James to be realistic, humble and truthful, while keeping you smile and confidence. Let's be a bit less greedy Lewis 💜💛 😊 I wish you the best 🤗 🤞for Miami !

I love how you guys still come up with these Q&A's despite the performance in the race. Lewis showed the raw talent in the rain where it equalized chances, on the dry... the two cars were sitting ducks. Unfortunate situation and I hope you guys come back stronger for the second part of the season, because right now there's not much George or Lewis can do.

As difficult as this is to watch, much respect to Mercedes and James for the transparency in these debriefs.

Jeez it's a heartbreak to see James soooo sad😭💔

Woof...here we go

Hearing James speak is so refreshing after all the complaining Toto has been doing.

honest debrief😍😍😍

It's really heart breaking that we can't get our heads around ground effect 😢

I’ve come to an expectation that the first couple of races every season are practically tests for really getting the car to do what we want and by the somewhat summer break will really see the car turn on. It’s going to take some more trial but it’s headed in the right direction I feel. 🤟🏾💜🖤💜

This took some time, but it's top notch.

Keep pushing Team. Restructure, recruit. Get pitstop better. Ignore the critics, take it on the chin. But, please know we still believe in you and some of us will still be here in 2025 to support you and George.

How clean are those shoes

Can feel for Mr.Allison But all is not lost McLaren made a comeback last year We can too Great insight as always

Well if the upgrades for Miami don't work, it's all over for the season.

After a few upgrades, all should be good.

Great video, but can I just pay a compliment to whomever did the lighting design for this set? Modern class.

You said in Jeddah thats the car is not good in high speed as per Norris pulling out 1 second in that sector, but you was good in the low speed. Now you are saying its no good in slow speed either? Whcih is it? or is it just overal not good at anything?

Data Gatherers Petronas F1 Team

I want Mr Allison to change the rear wing and side pod of the w15 please 🥺🙏

George drive a race without error 🤭😬🤭i giggled a little. Sorry 😂

We shall see.

The results of the weekend and the new parc fermé rules are a classic case of "If it ain't broke don't fix it".

4:03 Gotta thank Fernando for that one

0:00 James is going to execute Toto? 😮

Is Lewis' car meant for the team's trials ? Seems every race on his car is like FP4/5 etc as you prepare the incoming number one drive,GR😮

We understand the car better AMG F1 Team

the car is an absolute failture !! i believe W14 had the better concept to put the focus on !! there's no time to improve a completely new concept when in 26 we will have the new reg !!

Hopefully the upgrades bring good lap time

You must be repeating something from the last regulations that you think might still work

Mercedes should focus on 2026 when the new rules come into play and make sure that they are very well prepared to get the most of them, even though not all of these rules are clear yet. This period with the current rules, they can forget. RB had a better prep and some 'extracurriculars' and that will remain the same as what we saw in 2022 and 2023.

Why don’t you answer the hard hitting questions rather that the soft one you do?

Go Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤

With all due respect to all the amazing people at Mercedes they need to hire people specialising in ground effect.

Lewis sure makes that car seems like there is a little hope

COME ON GUYS!! that cat is way to Beautiful ti be such a "Bad Car"

Hamilton trying to find the magic button😂

I don’t why this year after Hamilton news move to Ferrari, they deliberately made it difficult for him with the car. (Ignore it)

James.....P2 in sprint qualy was Lewis merit; not the car

Engineering is hard.

First time seeing James Allison so downbeat, hope this team bounces back soon.

We’ve changed the whole car, we’ve changed the floor, we’ve changed the front and back wing, we’ve changed where the driver sits, we’ve changed the suspension, we’ve changed the whole airflow. YOU’RE STILL COMPETING FOR 6TH!

all good and well but in the end good results are needed. thats totally missing. so its still mission failed.

Whoever is responsible for overseeing aero over the last 3 years they need to go, 3 years and still not understanding how to take advantage of ground affect just isn't good enough.

I really appreciate hearing from James. But hearing him speak only convinces me further that he seems to understand the problems with the car and how to fix them. I do not buy the whole story of not understanding the regulation changes. Don’t think they forgot how to build a fast car either. It just begs the question then, why hasn’t the car been fixed? What’s the real barrier to improving the performance of the car, materials, methods, manpower, machine or measurements?

why are you not present in each and every race so that you can take a look at that maclaren and red bull.

It was great for Lewis to get P2. As he fully deserves it. However it’s clear the car hasn’t improved since last year and has potentially gotten worse. Bearing in mind that Merc were solidly 3rd best at minimum in Vegas and Abu Dhabi.

It seems they didnot learn anything from 5 races

7 time world champion goat can't set up his car.

Since Lewis impending move to Ferrari is he already out of "sensitive" information and design decision? Why looks like both drivers are on completely different planets in same race? We know Lewis always like to fiddle setup but looks like engg team is not able to enforce enough 😢

BUT DID YOU EXPECT P18

Georges crash in Australia was his fault!

Toto wolf and James Allison ........ need to re-quote with university graduation that involve in motor engineering which could help Mercedes PETRONAS team ....... because those student might have a brilliant ideas to resolve what's Merdeces PETRONAS team facing ...... Toto wolf could took those graduation as practical employment......

Need to go back to the more informal approach it was much better and relatable. This feels too much like hey were just having a (heavily scripted) informal chat like a podcast or something... oh by the way here's all our sponsors. 🙄

This new W15 car needs a lot of improvements, it needs to have efficient floor downforce, good tire management and conservation, better cooling to avoid the shame of the Bahrain GP, less drag and more speed on straights, better stability and speed in corners. high, medium and low, more traction and mechanical grip when entering and exiting curves, lower center of gravity, better stability in curves. More PU power, especially from the ERS and MGU-K, MGH and Turbo. Mercedes should ask for technical advice from Gordon Murray's company, he is a master of ground effects, like Red Bull's Adrian Newey. Ferrari is advised by Rory Byrne, another master of aerodynamics and ground effects. Wolff, Horner is right, do you want help with the W15? Hire Gordon Murray and his advice. He knows and has designed ground effect cars. Mercedes' current engineers are incompetent! Mercedes must focus on the 2026 regulations, which begin on January 1, 2025. The date allowed by the FIA for the current teams on the grid to have authorization to develop the 2026 car, which is what matters, as no one in this current regulation will challenge Red Bull.

Lewis's set up is often wrong. Why is this constantly happening? Every race so far we have heard that Lewis's performance was compromised due to these wrong set up experiments. Why are the engineers not stepping in and saying, no Lewis, that is not right or we need to go less extreme?? This from the Daily Telegraph who explains it well: "The decision-making process on Hamilton’s side of the garage has to be questioned. He took responsibility for the decision, but you would expect any radical set-up changes to be made after consultation with a larger group. This includes the key engineers with perhaps even Wolff involved, especially if there is an element of risk to it." FFS can we you just STOP THE EXTREME SET-UP EXPERIMENTS ON LEWIS'S CAR!!!!

Kudos for still doing these sessions, because honestly Merc now is like a spoilt kid who will fail in each test no matter what

Merc can't win under the cost cap. They have to outspend teams to win.

I’m rather sensing that Mercedes are actively sabotaging Sir Lewis Hamilton’s race car, since he announced he will be leaving to drive for Ferrari 🏎️ in 2025. In a tweet Hamilton claimed that peanut M&M’s were dropped into the footwell of his car on numerous occasions during the first 3 Grand Prix events of this year causing him to be distracted while driving and therefore losing valuable seconds during qualifying and races. Is this true ? 😳🤔

See y'all in 2025 🫡✌️... FORZA FERRARI 💪🔥🔥 ...

Another debrief avoiding the elephant in the room, just address why the car is slow, why is it still slow, why are redbull better, what is the plan to get there.

Still Lewis Rises 🙏🏽 amen

only in Lewis I trust... the rest of it...😢

What's up guys? Is the money going to the wrong place again?

Going backwards? Explain this please as there's zero chance of finishing second in the constructors this season. So sad to watch every week.

The only reason LH got second is because of how he sets the car for himself win or lose. fgor Mercedes engioneers trying to gain any kind of credit for it is laughable.

How about you use chapters in the video

BRING BACK SEBASTIAN VETTEL

Why use Lewis car for experiments Y. If i was Lewis i was going to finish last every race!!.

Stop doing these until you are actually competitive

In my opinion with the cars brakes will work harder with hard tire and I wouldn't start with hard ever just burn the good tires off and get new ones

I will never understand why you (not only Merc but also Lewis himself) would turn the car that secured 2nd place in the Sprint - ahead of the likes of Alonso (who got P3 in qualifying afterwards!), the Ferraris, and the McLarens - upside down to mess everything up.

Fix the car.

I hate the sprint format

@ James Allison, when will u finally stop blaming 😔 others for your own mistakes? YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE for the current team's situation, and it goes back to 2021... When u misread the change in rules. First it was Mike Elliott and now you're downgrading Hamilton's drive and choices? Come on man 👨... Toto Wolff must have been a very very "good day" when he made the mistake of extending your contract... It's a shame to keep the wrong leades on board.. only good at scapegoating ...

Failcedes. The worst or nothing.

The car sucks. Again.

Mercedes today is a disgrace! Arrogant and incompetent engineers! You need humility! Hamilton left because of this! Seek help from people who know how to manufacture ground-effect cars. Like Rory Byrne, Gordon Murray, Adrian Newey. Hire Newey and Pierre Waché before Ferrari does!

All of the excuses are sickening

FIX YOUR CAR!!!

I would also like to mention my distaste for Michelle Foster on PF1. Many times I read comments there and did not feel the need but I connect with some Hamilton fans on our WhatsApp community and it is discussed there how often this woman (term used loosely) singles out Hamilton for her putrid bile of covert hatred and borderline xenophobia and I believe the team should address these regardless of if it were Hamilton or any other driver. Her sickening attacks are always coming from so-called past F1 stars or journos uncannily all are from either Belgium or The Netherlands and of course South Africa. We did our research and by the look of her photo, it explains her mentality. I recon the indigenous folks in her adopted country are treated the same? It is rather sickening. We are a group of 12 Hamilton fans and ask that any fan of Hamilton refrain from PF1 and the Express and Mail as a mark of respect for Hamilton he has contributed too much to F1 to be treated with such disrespect- As a European I ask why? I am ashamed to be in the same grouping of these.

Allison the most hyped and overrated engineer ever.....Elliot should never have been shown the door

@ Mercedes. The solution to your problem is simple, sack Allison , hire the top engineers from all areas from aerodynamics to car design from redbull... and you will be back to competitiveness. Stop listening to this crook of Allison. He has no clue about what he's doing. And he's as good an orator as C. Horner...

Mercedes are totally lost! They should break the bank and go get Newey