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Mercedes zeroing in on causes behind Russell’s underweight car
© XPB Phillip van Osten
31/07/2024 at 15:0931/07/2024 at 15:11 Mercedes is still searching for answers to the unexpected weight loss suffered by George Russell’s car in the Belgian GP, but excessive plank wear has been singled out as one potential factor behind the technical infringement. Russell had executed a brilliant one-stop strategy to cross the checkered flag first, just half a second ahead of his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton. However, during post-race scrutineering, it was revealed that Russell’s car weighed in 1.5kg underneath Formula 1's minimum weight limit, a technical breach that inevitably compelled the FIA stewards to disqualify the Mercedes contender,...
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