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George Russell says Mercedes is “still really trying to understand this car because we have shown true performance at points over the last two weekends”.
After a difficult Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, George Russell says Mercedes still needs to figure out what is hindering their performance.
“We’re still really trying to understand this car because we have shown true performance at points over the last two weekends,” the Briton said.
“FP1, straight out of the box, we were top of the timesheets and always in the top three. FP2, P2. Then, both weekends, the pace just falling away from us.
“That hasn’t been our competitors getting faster; that’s been us getting slower. So, we need to understand why that is. But it’s fine margins now.
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“It’s so close with ourselves, McLaren, Aston. Charles [Leclerc] is just a smidge ahead. We just need to tap into it a bit more.”
Asked about the reasons for the W15’s issues, George said:
“I think there’s more to it. It’s so complex these days. These cars are so complicated. When you couple that with the tyres, the tyres are very difficult as well.
“Right now, I don’t have the answers,” he concluded.
