Label: George Russell

Russell: Mercedes is getting slower

Russell: Mercedes is getting slower

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George Russell believes Mercedes are getting slower during the race weekend. In both races this year, in free practice, the Mercedes drivers showed competitive speed with the best, but then it started to disappear in qualifying and the race. Thus, Russell set the second time in the second practice in Saudi Arabia, and in qualifying he won the seventh starting place and then finished the race only one place higher, and this place he gained at the expense of the unfortunate tactics of Lando Norris. But the Brit believes that the difference is not because the rivals are getting faster during the weekend, but because Mercedes is getting slower. "We are still trying to understand our car, which showed its true speed at times during these two race weekends. In the first practice, we were immediately the fastest and always among
Russell: Verstappen would be welcome at Mercedes

Russell: Verstappen would be welcome at Mercedes

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George Russell is aware that he could find himself in the same team with Max Verstappen in the future, possibly soon at Mercedes and if that happens he will be happy to welcome the Dutchman to the team. A lot has been going on around the Red Bull team lately. The scandal surrounding the inappropriate behavior of Christian Horner, who allegedly wanted to unofficially buy out the entire Red Bull Racing team with British investors, without the knowledge of Helmut Mark and the Austrian co-owners, overshadowed the dominant victory in the opening race in Bahrain, and amid all the rumors and speculation, there is also the possibility of star Max Verstappen, whose father reportedly fell out with Horner, leaving RBR. We'll certainly learn more about that in the next few days, if not sooner, then in the next season of Netflix's Drive to Survive. Verstappen has a signature with Red Bull
Mercedes: We were losing half a second per lap due to problems with braking

Mercedes: We were losing half a second per lap due to problems with braking

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Toto Wolff estimated that George Russell and Lewis Hamilton lost half a second per lap in the race for the Bahrain Grand Prix due to insufficient cooling of the engine, and the same problems plagued the Williams team, which also competes with Mercedes engines. Russell started the race from third and finished fifth, while Hamilton finished seventh after qualifying ninth. Russell overtook Charles Leclerc for second at the start of the race and looked set to follow leader Max Verstappen, but the team misjudged cooling needs before the race and the power unit began to overheat. Hamilton, as well as the driver of the Williams team, faced the same problems. "Everything was fine at the tests, even at the training sessions on Thursday and Friday
Russell penalized for obstructing the exit from the garages

Russell penalized for obstructing the exit from the garages

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Mercedes driver George Russell has been penalized with the loss of two starting places in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix after failing to comply with the race director's instructions in qualifying. Russell thus became the first victim of the new rules for the behavior of racers on the export from the pits to the track. The new rules were adopted after qualifying for the Mexican GP, ​​where Russell was one of several drivers who drove slowly and held back other drivers before taking to the track. Before the race in Brazil, the race director issued instructions to the racers that they should keep to the left side of the track exit to allow other racers to overtake them. Russell drove slowly during qualifying on the export road, hindering Pierre Gasly. In this case, slow driving was not controversial, but driving in the middle of the exit, because
Disaster for Mercedes in Doha! Lewis Hamilton and George Russell collide

Disaster for Mercedes in Doha! Lewis Hamilton and George Russell collide

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The F1 race for the Qatar Grand Prix was already marked by a collision between the Mercedes racers in the first corner of the first round. Relations between Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have clearly reached a peak after escalating over the last few races. Judging by Hamilton's past relations with his teammates, we can expect even more flying carbon between the two "Silver Arrows" racers in future races.
Did Mercedes let Russell down?

Did Mercedes let Russell down?

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The reins of the Mercedes team in the Suzuka race were not held by Toto Wolff, who was absent, and this was also evident in the course of the race and especially in the dynamics between the two racers. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell got into a duel right at the start of the race when Russell tried to take advantage of Hamilton's mistake and overtake him. The more experienced Briton easily regained the place on the starting finish line. Just a few laps later, the duel was repeated, but this time Hamilton was very aggressive in his defense and pushed Russell off the track. Fortunately for both, there was no contact and they were able to continue the race, but Russell asked the team who they wanted to fight. "Do you want us to fight each other or with others," he asked over the radio. Hamilton's defense was also scrutinized by management
Hamilton could already feel the double victory for Mercedes after the late stop

Hamilton could already feel the double victory for Mercedes after the late stop

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Lewis Hamilton felt Mercedes could be celebrating a double victory at the Singapore Grand Prix after they took advantage of the virtual safety car activated by Esteban Ocon's stalled car on lap 44 to fit both drivers with new medium-hard tires . But the race did not go according to Hamilton's plans, as George Russell made a mistake on the last lap of the race and dropped to third place after touching the track wall at Turn 10, which Hamilton admitted was the biggest problem of the race. bad starting point. "At the end of the race, it wasn't very special, but the whole team showed excellent tactics and pit stops," he said after the race. "I made the race quite difficult yesterday in qualifying, but in the end it was pretty good
Russell: I let the team down

Russell: I let the team down

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George Russell says he is disappointed with himself after disappointing the Mercedes team with a mistake that cost him third place in the final lap of the Singapore race. The Briton took advantage of the virtual safety car activated by Esteban Ocon's Alpin failure in the second leg of the race to change tyres, gaining the advantage of newer tires over leader Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris in second. But the Mercedes driver was unable to find a way past his compatriot in McLaren, and in the meantime, his teammate Lewis Hamilton was chasing him from behind, who told the team that George should start driving faster. But the pressure was clearly too much, because in the last lap he hit the wall at the tenth corner and broke the front suspension of the racing car and finished the race in the protective tires
Hamilton: No race car has ever been so difficult to set up

Hamilton: No race car has ever been so difficult to set up

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Lewis Hamilton has said that he has never driven a car as difficult to set up as this year's W1 in his F14 career. Despite Max Verstappen's surprise exit in Q2, the Briton finished fifth in qualifying in Singapore, half a second behind Carlos Sainz, who will start the race from pole position, just ahead of George Russell, another Mercedes driver. "I'm happy for Georg," he said. "He did his job well. He's been connected to the car all weekend." Hamilton admitted that the change in settings after Friday's practice did not work for him and added that no car he has driven in F1 has been so difficult to set up. With Russell not having these problems in Singapore, Hamilton believes his team-mate can win the race, especially with the stock
Mercedes will soon write off the 2023 season

Mercedes will soon write off the 2023 season

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The Mercedes team will write off this year's season very soon and will redirect their resources to the development of the racing car for the 2024 season. it did not find its way to the top step. What's more, they were unsuccessful in closing the gap on the Red Bull Racing team, and at Lewis Hamilton and George Russell's home race at Silverstone, the Silver Arrows were even beaten by McLaren. Lando Norris led the race with the updated car, finishing less than four seconds behind winner Max Verstappen, and almost three seconds ahead of the seven-time world champion after a head-to-head battle with Hamilton on track. Oscar Piastri is behind with another McLaren