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Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff reveals the team is “struggling to stay within the budget cap” after George Russell’s heavy crash in Mexican Grand Prix FP2.
After crashing out in United States Grand Prix Qualifying, George Russell again suffered a big crash in Mexican Grand Prix Free Practice 2.
While the Briton was thankfully ok, the same cannot be said for his car.
“I think we can keep the old chassis, but everything else has to go out,” Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said after the session.
“The engine has to come out, the gearbox has to be checked and then everything else. Two corners of the car are completely gone. So it’s serious damage.
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“We’re in serious trouble. We are all struggling to stay within the budget cap and of course we had a bad accident with Kimi [Antonelli] at Monza.
“Then the second one with George last week [in Austin] and now again this week.”
Toto then gave an update on George’s condition.
“[It was] 35G. So that was a really big impact. He was taken to the medical centre, but he’s okay. But of course, the car is badly damaged…
“But we have the [spare] parts,” Wolff concluded.
