Mercedes joins unique list after P2 championship result

Mercedes has joined a unique list of teams after it finished secondin the Constructors' Championship without logging a single victory.The Brackley-based squad endured its first winless season inFormula 1 since the 2011 campaign. Having dominated the sport forseveral years in the turbo-hybrid era, Mercedes slipped back in thepecking order when new technical regulations were introduced in2022. Last year it secured a win at the Brazilian Grand Prix withGeorge Russell but team was unable to repeat its success thisseason. Despite its struggles, it managed to fend off Ferrari forsecond place in the World Championship - becoming only the thirdteam in F1 history to finish runner-up with no race wins. The teamsto finish P2 in the standings with no wins The first time itoccurred was in 2004, when BAR Honda secured 11 podiums with JensonButton and Takuma Sato. 10 of the podiums went the way of Buttonwho five years later would win a World Championship with Brawn GP.In 2007, BMW-Sauber classified in third - however this was only dueto McLaren's disqualification in the standings for its role in theSpygate scandal. The car was driven to two podium results, courtesyof Nick Heidfeld, who had second-year driver Robert Kubica as histeam-mate.