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Mercedes suspects that wear to the plank on George Russell’s W15 contributed to his car coming in underweight and losing the win in Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix. Russell executed an ambitious one-stop race at Spa-Francorchamps to pip team-mate Lewis Hamilton and head a Mercedes 1-2 in the last race prior to the shutdown. However, […]
Russell won the Spa-Francorchamps race with an impressive one-stop strategy, leading a Mercedes 1-2 finish before the season shutdown. However, his car was found to be 1.5 kilograms under the FIA’s minimum weight limit during post-race checks, resulting in his exclusion. Mercedes attributed the oversight to a miscalculation, considering factors like increased tire wear and Russell’s weight loss during the race. The team is investigating the issue to refine their weighing processes to prevent similar incidents in the future. Mercedes also clarified that the weight difference did not significantly impact Russell’s lap times compared to Hamilton’s car.
