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Mercedes ‘aced it’ in Barcelona, but Brundle downplays the hype
©Mercedes Phillip van Osten
01/02/2026 at 10:4301/02/2026 at 10:23 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Mercedes may have just dropped the first thunderclap of the 2026 Formula 1 era – but Martin Brundle is waving a cautious yellow flag before anyone crowns them champions-in-waiting. After a closed-doors Barcelona shakedown that had paddock insiders whispering and unofficial lap counters spinning, Sky F1’s veteran commentator and analyst believes the Silver Arrows might have cracked the code of the new regulations earlier than anyone else. Yet, for all the early fireworks, Brundle insists the real verdict is still pending — and the jury should’nt deliberate until the W17...
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