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Red Bull best at deployment but Mercedes closing the gap - Russell
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23/02/2026 at 09:4723/02/2026 at 09:54 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. George Russell believes Red Bull Racing still holds Formula 1’s sharpest weapon when it comes to energy deployment – but insists Mercedes is no longer staring at a “scary” deficit after the final week of pre-season testing in Bahrain. Under the desert floodlights, as teams packed away their garages and the timing screens fell silent, one thing remained clear: the 2026 power unit era is going to be a deployment war. And right now, Russell says Red Bull’s battery release still hits hardest. “Their deployment definitely still looks the best on the grid, which is...
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