Russell: Mercedes 'getting slower' while rivals improve during F1 rounds

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George Russell believes Mercedes is “getting slower” rather than rival Formula 1 teams “getting faster” during race weekends after finishing sixth in the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Russell was second fastest aboard the Mercedes W15 during FP2 at the Jeddah street circuit before qualifying in seventh place, but he would only go on to gain one position during the 50-lap race.

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. “It’s so close with ourselves, McLaren, Aston. Charles is just a smidge ahead. We just need to tap into it a bit more.

 

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