While that run of eight successive crowns is remarkable in itself, what is especially impressive is that it has been done under different eras of technical director.
With James Allison having taken up the reins from Paddy Lowe in 2017, last year he stepped into a new senior group role with his place as F1 technical director being taken by Mike Elliott.
Having been head of aerodynamics at Mercedes from 2012, before moving to the technology director role in 2017, Elliott certainly had his work cut out as he took on one of the most critical roles inside an F1 team.
His step up came at the very time that Mercedes was battling the impact of the floor and bargeboard rule changes, plus a stronger-than-ever assault from Red Bull.
It proved to be a tense (and sometimes controversial) campaign. But through it all Mercedes’ best technical brains stayed focus on the main prize; and ultimately ensured the W12 stayed competitive to the final round.
Although from the outside it appeared to be a…
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