Sizzling on the heels of his dominant show on the Singapore Grand Prix, Mercedes driver George Russell admitted that the Brackley-based outfit struggled to know why its W16 was so sturdy on a monitor the place it had not anticipated to favour its automobile.
Having grabbed pole place on Saturday, George Russell led off the road in Singapore. The Briton delivered a dominant efficiency within the opening levels of the race to construct up a wholesome lead from the chasing pack.
Max Verstappen and Lando Norris then appeared far more comfy because the monitor rubbered in, and Russell barely struggled to get the onerous tyres to work.
Nevertheless, Verstappen might by no means get shut sufficient to use any strain and he was in a position to secured his second victory of the season.
Requested whether or not he was stunned to see Mercedes show a race-winning efficiency in Singapore, Russell mentioned: “I imply, I mentioned it yesterday. If I had been to make a listing of all of the races I assumed we might win at this 12 months, this might in all probability be proper on the backside.
“So I believe we have to sit down tomorrow and Tuesday to form of perceive why the efficiency was so good. I hope we are able to carry this by to the remainder of the season, however I believe realistically, Lando appeared extremely quick.
“He was inside a second of Max the entire race. And round this circuit, that is not simple. So, we’ll take the efficiency for at present, have a good time it, and I gained’t suppose an excessive amount of about Austin but.“
A clear double stack from the Mercedes crew, on a weekend the place every little thing appeared to go to plan 😮💨👏#F1 #SingaporeGP pic.twitter.com/yqTSzItMny
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