Considering the back pain Lewis Hamilton suffered in Baku and the back and chest pains George Russell complained about over the Imola GP weekend, the 24-year-old was asked by Sportskeeda if it was time for Mercedes to consider an alternate concept. He said:
George Russell claimed that the only problem with their car was their one-lap pace, but a change in design and/or concept had not been written off as of yet. Despite discussions in the GPDA about bouncing being a serious concern for drivers’ health, he downplayed the porpoising phenomenon in their car.
Explaining the issues with their car, Russell said:
George Russell believes low ride height to be the reason behind the bottoming on the Mercedes
The young Briton believes their car’s performance was not bad in Baku, but running the car so close to the ground at a lower ride height caused the bottoming. Revealing that there won’t be any updates for the Canadian GP, George Russell believes that maybe Mercedes might be able to bring in an update for the British GP.
When asked about how he managed to drive in Baku, where the car seemed challenging to drive, Russell said:
Speaking about finding performance with their current car, the Mercedes driver said:
George Russell has had a relentless streak of finishing in the top five since the season commenced, making him the only driver on the grid to have that statistic this season. Despite his stellar performances, extracting performance from the car has become an uphill for Mercedes. However, thanks to Ferrari’s double DNF at the Azerbaijan GP, the German team is only 38 points behind the Italian team.
It will be interesting to see how Mercedes fares in the Canadian GP on June 19, 2022.
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