If you found this interesting I highly recommend you listen to The Race's podcast "The Untold Stories of Mercedes' Rise to Dominance." It's where I got a lot of the information for this video and is a great listen.
Inspired by the car so good it shocked Ferrari, it got me thinking of some other examples of times in Formula 1 where a team was prepared for the worst, but got the best.
Obviously this led me straight to the 2015 Mercedes W05, the car that would give Lewis Hamilton his third world title and would be the start of domination like the sport hadn't seen before.

Music:
Lukrembo - Marshmellow
Firefly in a Fairytale - Gareth Coker
Way Home - Tokyo Music Walker

Clips:
Mercedes AMG & Formula 1 Channels
Petronas Motorsport
Juan Palos
Fast Lap
Astro.