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George Russell revealed that the Mercedes squad proposed a “coin toss” to decide which driver got an updated spec of front wing at the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton ultimately avoided the peculiar way of deciding which driver got the updated part and instead suggested Russell take on the new front wing. With […]
Lewis Hamilton decided to let George Russell use the updated front wing in Monaco GP qualifying, where Russell outperformed him by 0.078s and secured a fifth-placed result. Hamilton chose not to run the wing due to the high risks posed by the Monaco circuit, as damaging it would mean losing the one-of-one wing permanently. Even though the decision to settle for a coin-toss for the wing allocation seemed peculiar for an eight-time Constructors’ team, Hamilton was happy with the upgrades being introduced by Mercedes personnel at Brackley. Despite being disappointed by being out-qualified by Russell, Hamilton expressed optimism about the upcoming races and the progress Mercedes is making in performance upgrades. With Mercedes currently in fourth place in the Constructors’ standings, Russell has contributed 54 points to the team’s tally, with Hamilton adding 42 points, placing them in seventh and eighth positions, respectively, in the Drivers’ standings.
