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George Russell says that Mercedes, as well as Lewis Hamilton and himself, are “trying to figure out” why they had such a difference in performance throughout 2023.
In 2023 Lewis Hamilton outperformed his young team-mate George Russell for most of the year, however, after the summer break, George managed to improve his results, often even finishing ahead of Lewis.
Now, George says the team is looking into the reasons for these performance swings.
“It’s definitely something we’ve noticed,” the Briton said.
“Lewis and I, over the course of the year, I don’t think we’ve ever been at the same pace. Over the last few years our qualifying record is almost the same.
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“But it’s either one driver is six tenths ahead of the other. So it’s something we’re trying to understand.
“I think often when you’re slightly on the backfoot as a driver, you’re chasing to close that gap. Sometimes in doing so, you take a step backwards rather than actually close that gap naturally.
“It’s something I’m trying to figure out myself and I’m sure he’s trying to figure out as well,” Russell concluded.
