Mercedes' latest aerodynamic package has underwhelmed, and the Singapore data exposes the problem. Sky Sports' Karun Chandhok points to a troubling pattern: George Russell's old-spec W17 was quicker on Friday, and in qualifying he wasn't far off Kimi Antonelli despite running last year's aero. Antonelli took third in the race with the upgrades, Russell ninth from the back of the grid on the old kit, but Chandhok sees no meaningful performance delta. Neither Malaysia nor Singapore delivered the jump Mercedes expected.
The timing stings. Antonelli leads the championship with 340 points over Russell's 238, and Mercedes holds a 134-point constructors' advantage over Ferrari. But Max Verstappen just swept the last two races while the Silver Arrows fumbled for pace. If the upgrade can't unlock lap time at a high-downforce street circuit like Marina Bay, Mercedes has a development problem heading into the final stretch.
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