Mercedes’ 2022 season can be described as nothing other than a disaster, as the team were completely caught off guard by elements of the new era of Formula 1. The Silver Arrow’s design for the W13 saw the car struggle massively with a porpoising issue that cost the team half a season of development while the desperately sought to solve the problem. Eventually the Mercedes engineers did manage to stop the bouncing and develop upgrades for the W13, which had a significant impact on performance when they were applied in Austin for the US Grand Prix. While seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton did finish the season winless for the first time in his career, he ended the season with a...
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