"...Anderson believes Mercedes are finally accepting their limitations this season, and it’s paying off. McLaren are 77 points ahead at the top of the standings.
"Hamilton launched some ‘wacky’ set-up experiments in his final years at Brackley to try and find the car’s illusory sweet spot. But a back-to-basics approach has made the team more ‘stable’, as Russell’s 100% top-five record proves.
"Hamilton was naturally a dominant figure within the team as the most successful driver in the sport’s history. But Anderson wonders whether that had become a problem by the time he left.
"He wrote: “Throughout Mercedes’ struggles from 2022-2024 I always said that they should attempt to get the best from what they have, rather than trying to find a magic bullet to get them back to winning races again in one go...."
"...Leclerc’s grand prix is also to be applauded. Not only did he give Ferrari its first podium of the season in a GP, but he hid and lessened the car’s real problems which were instead very evident with Hamilton who had a pace that did not line up with a seven times world champion. At the present time it is rather inexplicable...."
It's not "inexplicable." I done 'splained it.