How worried should Mercedes be about its decline?

Mercedes is celebrating its first world championship double since 2020, having added the constructors’ crown to Kimi Antonelli’s drivers' title. But with the Silver Arrows having won just one of the last five races - after winning 7 of the first 8 in 2026 - should it be concerned about its decline after such impressive early-season dominance? On the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast, sponsored by Skinceuticals, Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and Josh Suttill to talk all things Mercedes, plus round up the latest F1 news, including Liam Lawson's new Racing Bulls deal and F1 standing down Imola as a back-up venue option ahead of its impending trip to the Middle East.

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