Mercedes improved at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. George Russell He even came to have in his hands the third place trophy after the sanction to Fernando Alonso, but lost it due to the FIA rectification. Proof that the silver arrows had leaped forward.
However lewis hamilton he did not feel comfortable with the configuration of the car, which he came to describe as “wrong” and spoke of luck. Something that Russell did not like at all, who responded at the press conference prior to the Australian Grand Prix this weekend.
“I don’t think it was luck at all. It’s simply due to the preparation you do before the race,” said the young driver.
And he explains those setup changes: “I knew the changes we made overnight were going in the right direction with the work we did with the team. And I thought it was going to be better than the setup Lewis went for.” .
“I think everyone has different preferences, I’m happy with the direction I’ve taken and the work I’m doing with the engineers,” insists Russell, who seems to want nothing to do with the seven-time F1 champion’s way of working.
The team of Toto Wolff, whose future is up in the air after last season’s results and the start of this one, occupies third place in the manufacturers’ standings. The same points, 38, that it possesses Aston Martin and 12 above the Ferrari team.
In Mercedes there was talk of completely changing the concept of the single-seater. A plan that could have changed after what happened in Saudi Arabia. In Albert Park It will be a fundamental test to decide what to do: whether to change the concept of the Hamilton and Russell cars or not.
