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Russell urges Mercedes to cut drag, claims straight-line speed ‘on par with Ferrari' in qualiying

George Russell says his Mercedes team have a lot of work to do if they are to match the performance of the Red Bulls on the straights. Despite Mercedes’ ongoing issues with 'porpoising' as a result of the new technical regulations, they appeared to find a silver lining in the fact that they looked a few kph quicker on the straights than Ferrari, who were running more downforce in Jeddah to maximise their performance in the first sector. Mercedes’ engineers have also suggested that their deficiencies on the straights compared with Red Bull stem from fundamental problems with the chassis and the aerodynamics, lamenting the fact that they have been going round “in circles” trying to...
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