Russell: Mercedes to organize a “big meeting” on F1 demonstration drop

George Russell It is revealed that he is ready for a “big meeting” this week Mercedes To try to understand its recent decline in performance in Formula 1.

After making a initial pass on Williams’ Alex albon To take fifth place, Russell was unable to close the gap Max Verustapane And Charles LakelerWho was struggling further for the third. Since claiming his first winning win in Canada, Russell has managed only the top-five finish in Austria and Belgium, finishing 10th in the British Grand Prix.

Branding the race as a “heavy” in spa-franckerchamps, the British driver is eager to sit with the Brackley-based team to determine that the performance has declined.

“Yes, it was very rare, to be honest,” he explained the Sky Sports F1. “Because we favor the condition of the cooler. So we could not really say for us for better weather. But we have no speed recently. We need to sit, we all.

“We are going to have a big meeting with all designers and engineers this week. To understand the decisions we have made in recent weeks or months. And why we have gone backwards. So there is some reforms in Hungary.”

The Mercedes driver also confirmed the F1 TV that the fifth “probably flatter the car’s actual speed.”

“Yes, of course,” Russell agreed when asked whether the fifth best result he could achieve today. “We need to understand why we have lost so much pace in the recent race. Certainly, it is disappointing for all of us as a team. P5 was probably flattering the actual speed of the car, so I am least happy that we became maximum possible.

“We made a clear change of the direction a few months ago, and I think it is from the point when we have taken one step backward, so you know, sometimes it seems some race to understand what the real reason is for lack of speed, but it seems clearly that we need to return what we had in the first season.”