George Russell is baffled by Mercedes’ lack of pace during free practice in Melbourne ahead of the 2022 Australian Grand Prix. And the Briton had bad news for Mercedes fans, with him revealing that the “porpoising” he experienced in Australia is the worst it has been so far this year. In search of answers to
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Mercedes driver George Russell was not particularly impressed with Red Bull during the first practice session in Melbourne as two of his laps were hindered by the Milton Keynes-based team. The drivers took to the Albert Park Circuit for the first time since 2019 after the races in 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to
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Earlier this week, we explored if Lando Norris might be the better option for Red Bull than Sergio Perez and Pierre Gasly, but could George Russell’s name be thrown into the mix as well? Russell signed for Mercedes over the winter to replace the departing Valtteri Bottas having scored points four times for the struggling
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Red Bull have arrived in Melbourne for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix with a new rear wing, while Mercedes appear to have stuck with the same wing they used in Saudi Arabia last month. The Silver Arrows have been trying to negotiate their way around the “porpoising” issue which has been adversely affecting their performance
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Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has revealed that his opinion of George Russell has not changed since before the season, and he is a fan of his compatriot’s performances since he joined Mercedes. Russell was fielded in to replace Valtteri Bottas after securing four points finishes in a below-par Williams in 2021, with one
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Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has told Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell that they need to play an instrumental role in turning Mercedes’ fortunes around this season. The Silver Arrows have made a dire start to 2022 having endured a difficult pre-season test in Bahrain, and the low ride height cultivated by the
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Mercedes trackside engineer Andrew Shovlin agrees with George Russell’s assessment that the Silver Arrows will fix the majority of their issues if they can just get to the bottom of the “porpoising” issue that has been affecting them. The ground effect aerodynamics introduced under the all-new technical regulations have all but completely diminished the rake
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Mercedes driver George Russell believes that his team can yet drag themselves into contention for this year’s championship despite a poor start to 2022. The Silver Arrows have looked off the pace under the new technical regulations introduced this year, and appear to have been caught out by the ground effect aerodynamics that have influenced
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Senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko believes that Sir Lewis Hamilton has yet to show the best of himself in 2022, and has said George Russell must improve further to match the seven-time champion. Mercedes have been a long way off the front-runners thus far in 2022, as they have been caught out by
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has taken to social media to welcome back Sebastian Vettel after the German’s COVID-enforced absence from the opening two rounds of the 2022 Formula 1 season. Since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, 10 drivers have tested positive for the virus, and seven of them – excluding Pierre Gasly, Lando Norris
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