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Mercedes installs radio fix following Sakhir tyre mix-up

Mercedes has installed a fix following the radio miscommunication during last weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix which saw George Russell fitted with his teammate's tyres. If Toto Wolff thought it a 'colossal f*** up', one fears to think how George Russell might have described it. For when Mercedes opted to double-stack its drivers following the deployment of the Safety Car after Jack Aitken's mishap, a communications breakdown turned the race on its head and left its two drivers - who had been running 1st and 2nd - struggling to finish in the points. Speaking in the latest video race debrief, technical boss, James Allison reveals that fix implemented in the days since the race should ensure...
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