Scorching 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 robust on a monitor the place it had not anticipated to favour its automotive.
Having grabbed pole place on Saturday, George Russell led off the road in Singapore. The Briton delivered a dominant efficiency within the opening phases 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 exhausting tyres to work.
Nevertheless, Verstappen may by no means get shut sufficient to use any stress and he was in a position to secured his second victory of the season.
Requested whether or not he was shocked 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 may win at this 12 months, this could in all probability be proper on the backside.
“So I believe we have to sit down tomorrow and Tuesday to kind of perceive why the efficiency was so good. I hope we are able to carry this via 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 straightforward. So, we’ll take the efficiency for right this moment, rejoice 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 all the pieces appeared to go to plan 😮💨👏#F1 #SingaporeGP pic.twitter.com/yqTSzItMny
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