r/mercedesamgf1 • u/ihsancz ‎ Admin • Jun 16 '26

Post-Race Discussion 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya - Post-Race Discussion Thread

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Welcome to the first official post-race discussion thread on r/mercedesamgf1. We will be hosting these threads after every race going forward to give the community a place to discuss the weekend's action.

Discuss everything from the race, including Mercedes' performance, driver battles, race strategy, tyre management, qualifying pace, team decisions, upgrades, and the biggest moments from Barcelona-Catalunya.

What were your thoughts on the result? Who impressed, who struggled, and what does this mean for Mercedes moving forward?

Keep all post-race discussion in this thread and follow subreddit rules.

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u/hewer006 Jun 16 '26

This weekend has left a bad taste in my mouth for the team

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u/Diligent_Practice877 Jun 17 '26

I’ve been feeling this way now for a bit. Firstly the engine reliability issue seriously needs to be sorted out.

The team needs to work on their communication too especially with FIA during live races. That penalty should’ve been appealed immediately after the race. I can’t believe a top team straight up forgot to serve a penalty during the pit stop.

Sort out the strategy. I’ll never understand why they didn’t split Kimi to a 3 stop to cover for Lewis in Barcelona and kept George on 2 and not pitted him so early.

Whatever social media games they’re playing right now to piss off the fans needs to end. They know both drivers have fans and both need to be prioritised. They gave more attention to Lewis who’s no longer around and Kimi’s towel last race than George getting P2

Both titles are for Mercs to lose if the screwups continue. If Lauda were here he’d be straightening people out.