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Russell puts a number on Mercedes' deficit to front-runners
George Russell reckons that Mercedes W13 currently lags its Red Bull and Ferrari rivals by one second a lap based on his results in last weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Mercedes is still struggling to solve the chronic porpoising and lack of downforce issues that are undermining the pace of its 2022 car. The problem imbedded under the skin of its Silver Arrow has put the Brackley squad on the back foot and at a fair distance from Red Bull and Ferrari in terms of relative performance. In Saudi Arabia, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who qualified P16 and finished a distant 10th, suffered his worst race weekend ever with Mercedes. Russell's P5 result brought some solace to his...
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