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George Russell reflects on a tough day for Mercedes at the 2025 F1 Monaco Grand Prix
“George Russell acknowledged that Mercedes had their slowest performance of the 2025 season in Friday practice at the F1 Monaco Grand Prix, finishing 12th in FP2.
Russell was over 0.7s off the pace set by Charles Leclerc of Ferrari.
Teammate Kimi Antonelli also struggled, setting the ninth-fastest time, 0.6s behind the leader.
Despite their strong qualifying history, Mercedes will need to improve significantly to challenge McLaren and Ferrari this weekend.
Russell remains optimistic for a turnaround, drawing on a similar experience from the 2024 Monaco GP.
He currently sits fourth in the drivers’ standings, 47 points behind leader Oscar Piastri.”
