Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 - The Undercut And Double Stacking In Suzuka (VIDEO)

Mercedes AMG Petronas F1's Chief Strategist James Vowles explains the key strategy points of the 2016 Japanese Grand Prix. He's talking undercuts, overcuts and double stacking. Which of these strategic decisions helped Mercedes seal their third consecutive World Constructors' Championship?

Meanwhile...
Down in the Brackley canteen...

Oh...
Dear...
Lord...@tata_comm spoiling us rotten!
Thanks guys! 👍#TheTriple

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— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) October 13, 2016

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2025 F1 Championship Standings (as of October 5)

P	Driver	Team	Points
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	336
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	314
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	273
4	George Russell	Mercedes	237
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	173
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	125
7	Andrea Antonelli	Mercedes	88
8	Alexander Albon	Williams	70
9	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	39
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Kick Sauber	37
11	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	36
12	Carlos Sainz	Williams	32
13	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	32
14	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	30
15	Esteban Ocon	Haas	28
16	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	20
17	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	20
18	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	18
19	Oliver Bearman	Haas	18
20	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	0
21	Jack Doohan	Alpine	0

P	Team	Points
1	McLaren F1 Team 🏆	650
Poles: 9 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 12
2	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	325
Poles: 2 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 2
3	Scuderia Ferrari HP	298
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 0
4	Oracle Red Bull Racing	290
Poles: 6 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 4
5	Atlassian Williams Racing	102
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
6	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls	72
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
7	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	68
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
8	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber	55
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
9	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	46
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
10	BWT Alpine F1 Team	20
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0

2025 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of October 5)

P	Rider	Team	Points
1	Marc Marquez 🏆	Ducati Lenovo	545
2	Alex Marquez	Gresini Racing	362
3	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati Lenovo	274
4	Marco Bezzecchi	Aprilia Racing	254
5	Pedro Acosta	Red Bull KTM	215
6	Franco Morbidelli	Pertamina Enduro VR46	207
7	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Pertamina Enduro VR46	191
8	Fermin Aldeguer	Gresini Racing	181
9	Fabio Quartararo	Monster Energy Yamaha	158
10	Johann Zarco	Castrol Honda LCR	128
11	Brad Binder	Red Bull KTM	118
12	Raul Fernandez	Trackhouse Racing	112
13	Luca Marini	Honda HRC Castrol	108
14	Enea Bastianini	KTM Tech3	89
15	Joan Mir	Honda HRC Castrol	77
16	Maverick Viñales	KTM Tech3	72
17	Ai Ogura	Trackhouse Racing	70
18	Jack Miller	Pramac Racing	60
19	Alex Rins	Monster Energy Yamaha	51
20	Jorge Martin	Aprilia Racing	34
21	Miguel Oliveira	Pramac Racing	32
22	Pol Espargaro	KTM Tech3	16
23	Takaaki Nakagami	HRC Team	10
24	Lorenzo Savadori	Aprilia Racing	8
25	Augusto Fernandez	Yamaha Factory Racing	8
26	Somkiat Chantra	Idemitsu Honda LCR	6
27	Aleix Espargaro	HRC Team	0

P	Team	Points
1	Ducati Lenovo Team 🏆	819
Poles: 10 Sprint wins: 15 GP wins: 13
2	BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP	543
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 3
3	Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team	398
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
4	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	333
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
5	Aprilia Racing	296
Poles: 3 Sprint wins: 2 GP wins: 1
6	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	209
Poles: 4 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
7	Honda HRC Castrol	185
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
8	Trackhouse MotoGP Team	182
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
9	Red Bull KTM Tech3	177
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
10	Honda LCR MotoGP	134
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 1
11	Prima Pramac Racing	95
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0