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George Russell is convinced that the problems that hampered Mercedes during the ground-effect era will not be prevalent during F1’s next regulation cycle.
George Russell believes that Mercedes will not face the same problems in the next era of Formula 1 regulations as they did during the ground-effect era. Despite their dominance from 2014 to 2021, Mercedes struggled to maintain success with recent generation cars, winning only six races in the past four years. Russell attributes Mercedes’ difficulties to starting in the wrong direction with the ‘zeropod’ concept in 2022. He also noted that Red Bull had a significant advantage at the beginning of the 2022 season, allowing them to excel while Mercedes struggled to catch up. Despite the setbacks, Russell is still optimistic about Mercedes’ future in F1 and his own chances of competing for a championship with the team.
