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No one in the history of Formula 1 has had such a long and brilliant reign as that of the Mercedes team.

The closest thing was Ferrari's golden era in the early 21st century.

The arrival of

,

,

and company to the team ended, after four years of waiting, with a drought of more than two decades and led to the achievement of six constructors 'titles and five drivers' titles in a row.

As then, the merit of Mercedes today is indisputable, the talent per square meter gargantuan and the detriment to the Formula 1 spectacle enormous.

Seven consecutive championships without anyone having made it difficult for him.

Since the hybrid era and the accumulation of Mercedes titles began, in 2018 alone someone managed to finish less than a hundred points away from the silver arrows.

That year Ferrari stayed at 84, but it was the exception.

Mercedes won in 2014 by 296 points, in 2015 by 275, in 2016 by 297, in 2017 by 146, in 2019 by 235 and this year, with four races remaining, they already have a 253-point difference with Red Bull.

Far from being weakened or having rivals cut the gap, Mercedes continues to grow.

On the contrary, Red Bull seems weaker than before and Ferrari, runner-up in four of these six years, has fallen by the wayside and this year battles with Alpha Tauri not to be seventh.

The difficult thing was not hitting the right key with the 2014 change in regulations, what was really difficult is having been, year after year, the most ingenious team in the

.

Today Mercedes has not only the best engine, but also the best chassis on the grid and, without a doubt, the most complete driver line-up.

Since 2014 the numbers are scary: 100 victories out of 134 possible;

107 'poles';

268 podium positions;

70 fast laps.

Mercedes, you've only left crumbs for the rest.

Sadly, Mercedes' success and overwhelming dominance is Formula 1's worst nightmare, which has become a predictable sport.

Only the exceptions are attractive to the public.

There is not even the consolation of a battle between partners because

is in another galaxy.

, in addition to being slower, has worse luck.

Imola's race was one more test.

Worst of all, after seven titles, Mercedes has a lot of options to achieve eighth in 2021. It has been months since he stopped thinking about this year's car to focus on next.

Their rivals continue to develop the current one, but sharing resources with the 2021 project. They are not able to catch them this year and it is very likely that Mercedes will take advantage of them again when the new season begins.

Some dare to speak of inverted grills and weights to equalize the championship, but it is too unfair for a sport in which technological development and ingenuity prevail, perhaps mistakenly.

On the contrary, they are looking for budget limitations, penalties for the use of wind tunnels and hours of supercomputers to ensure that the German roller does not continue to crush them all.

And while everyone is looking for a way to rattle the cat, in the next race in two weeks in Turkey, Hamilton could be champion.

A talented guy, hopefully, but Mercedes and his rivals have made it very easy for him.

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