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Mercedes admit George Russell had slower car than Lewis Hamilton

Following on from their third and fourth place finishes at the recent Austrian Grand Prix, the Mercedes F1 Team have revealed the reason as to why George Russell was so much slower than Sir Lewis Hamilton during the race at the Red Bull Ring. Mercedes recovered incredibly in Austria, after both Hamilton and Russell crashed heavily in Q3. Hamilton's car required a complete rebuild, something which isn't usually doable during a weekend, let alone less than 24 hours. The mechanics at the German team performed wonders, and managed to get both British drivers out during FP2 in Styria. Thankfully for Mercedes, the remainder of the weekend went smoothly, apart from Russell being awarded a...
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