With major upgrades for the current cars largely at an end, Mercedes has set itself a target for the final 10 races of the F1 2025 season.
The current regulations cycle comes to an end after this season, meaning all 10 teams are unlikely to bring much by way of major upgrades in the second half of the season.
Mercedes: Friday declarations will become much lighter documents
F1 2025 is the fourth year of the current regulations, and the crossover point at which teams have committed their resources to full-on development for next year has broadly been reached, with any remaining developments for 2025 likely to come from teams who are still chasing some small performance differences out of some potential reward still being within reach this year.
For example, McLaren’s dominant lead this y