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Russell: Mercedes weakness 'exposed' by Suzuka lay-out
George Russell believes that Suzuka's high-downforce environment coupled with the track's long straights has "exposed" the weakness of Mercedes' draggy W13 car. While everyone was happy to enjoy a dry qualifying on Saturday, Mercedes struggled for pace in the all-important sessions, with Lewis Hamilton and Russell concluding their Q3 shootout a disappointing sixth and eighth respectively, a second on average behind pace setter Max Verstappen. In Japan, Mercedes opted for a high downforce configuration well-suited to Suzuka's first sector dominated by a sequence of narrow sweeping medium and high-speed corners. But according to Russell, that set-up only served to underline the...
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