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Mercedes has held a crunch meeting at Brackley to try and identify what has gone wrong with the W16.
George Russell emphasized the importance of understanding why the Mercedes F1 team has experienced a decline in performance, leading to a recent meeting at the Brackley base.
Despite scoring four podiums in the first six races of the season, Mercedes has struggled in the past few races, with a best finish of fifth in the last three races.
Russell mentioned that the team needs to analyze the decisions made in recent weeks or months to address the performance drop and make necessary improvements.
Trackside engineering chief Andrew Shovlin stated that major changes could be made for the upcoming race in Hungary, depending on the extent of modifications needed.
The team is set to have a meeting with all designers and engineers to ensure that efforts are focused on the right areas and to identify ways to regain competitiveness in the field.
