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Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner has explained how lower-than-anticipated tyre degradation contributed to the Belgian Grand Prix becoming a “strange race”. George Russell managed to execute a one-stop against all expectations to propel to an unpredicted race win until his Mercedes being underweight saw him excluded. Nevertheless, the Briton’s on-track exploits have still […]
George Russell surprised everyone with a one-stop strategy that led to a race win, but Mercedes’ underweight car resulted in his disqualification. Despite that, Russell’s performance was praised throughout the weekend, where predictions pointed to a two-stop race. Russell had suggested the possibility of a three-stop strategy, but the resurfaced track caused unexpected tire graining in practice. Max Verstappen followed Russell until his second stop, highlighting the unpredictability of the one-stop strategy. Red Bull’s Christian Horner acknowledged Mercedes’ unexpected success and praised Verstappen’s performance, noting the challenges of overtaking due to ground effect regulations in Formula 1.
