Mercedes Reassures F1 Fans as Twitter Goes Into a Frenzy Over W-13 Pace Ahead of 2022 Season Opener

The Brackley-based team has been the talk of the town consistently. While earlier they were in news for dropping a sick design, now they’ve become the laughingstock for draggy pace and disappointed fans. Many claim that the team is actually sandbagging and has a trick underneath their sleeve. Well, if that’s the case, fans would have no issues with the car’s lack of pace in the practice sessions.

The Eight-time Constructors’ Champions have been a surprise this pre-season. While rivals claim that the Silver Arrows’ are straight-up fooling us all, their ‘porpoising’ and other hardware issues have concerned many. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have even claimed that the car might not be able to compete for wins at the beginning.

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Twitter and many other social media handles can become very critical towards entities. However, Mercedes were no strangers to this criticism and tagged a fan who had some opinions about the new car.

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It seemed like the team did not like fans giving up on the car already. However, this user was not the only one as several fans shared a similar concern, and many others became a part of funny reaction threads. The car is being called ‘terrible’ and ‘ugly’ by a huge chunk, while some fans tried to stay optimistic ahead of the new season. Unsurprisingly, the social media world stands divided, again.

Online platforms can be unforgiving and exaggerated. No team would want to be dragged like this, as they work hard to produce a championship-winning car. While things look murky for the Silver Arrows, it’s hard to believe that they will easily give up their hopes for the top position on the constructors’ table.

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Some fans are still backing the narrative that indeed Mercedes is putting a false display, and will have a solid season. Well, only time will tell how the team fares in the competition. But what are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below.