They were the definitive constructors champ and now they barely beat Ferrari to second place. Also, they actually lost to Ferrari the year before). And that’s just numbers. If you look at the last races of the season you’ll be hard pressed to put merc car in the top 3. RB was clear first, McLaren was clear second and Ferrari was marginally better than Merc.

I wouldn’t be surprised if this year Merc is struggling to stay in the top 3