With the same package in Austin, Mercedes try to regain momentum
Mercedes will run the same updated W17 specification on both cars in Austin, ending their package comparison and seeking a response after two difficult weekends.

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Kimi Antonelli e George Russell vão correr em Austin com a mesma especificação do W17. A Mercedes confirmou a decisão para o GP dos Estados Unidos, neste fim de semana, e encerra o período em que os dois carros andaram com pacotes diferentes.
A divisão começou em Singapura. Naquela etapa, Antonelli recebeu o pacote mais recente e Russell seguiu com a versão anterior. O contraste entre os dois carros serviu para medir o que a atualização entrega na pista.
A expectativa da equipe é recuperar terreno. A Mercedes vem de dois fins de semana difíceis, na Malásia e em Singapura, e viu Max Verstappen e a Red Bull vencerem em sequência.
Toto Wolff garantiu que o ritmo de desenvolvimento não vai cair. O momento não permite alívio: os dois títulos da temporada estão ao alcance, e o próprio chefe da Mercedes destacou o equilíbrio da Fórmula 1, que exige evolução constante para brigar pelas primeiras posições nesta reta final.
“Austin nos dá a oportunidade de reagir”, afirmou Wolff. Ele acrescentou que o pacote novo vai para os dois carros sem interromper o trabalho de evolução do monoposto.
Na prática, os dois pilotos passam a trabalhar com o mesmo material. A equipe deixa de comparar configurações e reúne os dados em uma única referência para o fim de semana.
O histórico em Austin ajuda a explicar a aposta. A Mercedes venceu cinco vezes o GP dos Estados Unidos desde o começo da era híbrida, mas a última no Circuito das Américas foi em 2019.
A etapa abre a sequência de três corridas consecutivas. “Há muito em jogo, mas não vamos nos precipitar”, disse Wolff. O foco, segundo ele, fica no fim de semana: executar bem cada sessão, tirar do W17 o máximo e encarar uma corrida por vez.
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