George Russell Concerned about ‘Fundamental’ Issue in Mercedes’ 2025 Car

George russell has sounded the alarm on mergedes’ 2025 formula 1 campaign, admitting that underlying issues in the car’s performancewal derail derail derail derail derail derail derail derail derail derail derail derail derail derail dera ENTES ITS WARMER PHASE. The British Driver Endured His Most Underwhelming Grand Prix of the Season at Imola, Finishing Seventh after Starting Third on the Grid – A Result that Left Him Visibly Frontrated and Searching Forces.

Speaking to Sky Sports F1 after the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, Russell Didn’T Hide His Concern About The Direction of Mercedes’ Development. “The trends are pretty clea Consecurable Campaigns.

Despite Mercedes Introducing upgraded Front Suspension and A New Front Wing At Imola – Parts that Had Raised Hopes With the Garage – The Car Once Again Falted Whhen Track TemplateUs Rose. While russell’s disappointing result was partally shaped by an unfortunate virtual safety car timing and a questionable strategic call, the core issue, the core issue, he said, Lies Deeper Than Ray-Day Circumstans.

“We’ve been doing everything with the setup to try and find solutions, but there’s clearerly sometising more fundamental in the car,” He ACKNOWLEDGED.

Russell currently sits fourth in the drivers’ Standings, 47 Points Adrift of Championship Leader Oscar PIASTRI. While the Mercedes Driver has managed to punch about the car’s true performance so far, with four podiums in the first six rounds, the limitations being stark at imla.

“It’s not the first race this season where we are ben slower than ferrari, or even on par with williams,” Russell admitted. “We’ve just some managed to get a result of it on that there obcscases.

Mercedes’ Second Driver, Rookie Kimi Antonelli, Had a Disappointing Home Debut as Well, Forced to Retire with a Throttle Issue. Yet, with versted lacking consistent support at red bull and ferrari also faltering in recent races, mergedes remains second in the constructor ‘championship.

However, they trail mcLaren – now cleared the form team – by a daunting 132 points.

Russell’s Assessment Reveals a Growing Concern with the Brackley-Based Squad about their inability to adapt to different track temperature. The car’s tyre performance appears to fluctate Drastically Depending on Conditions, Echoing Mercedes’ Troubles from Last Season when they they were more competitive in Cooler Races but Lost Pace in the Summer Heat.

The 2025 car, which was expected to be a significant evolution, still seems to carry forward the same inconsistency.

“I wouldn’t say we’re running out of ideas to solve the tyres,” russell noted, “But as I said, it’s sort of baked into the car.” Drawing Parallels with Ferrari’s Own Past Struggles, He Pointed Out How the Scuderia had gone from a car that excelled in Qualifying in Qualifying to One that No Performs Better in Race Trim – Albit Whit Fully undersrstanding the change. “We need to find a better compromise, especially ahead of the next race,” russell urged. “We’re Approaching Summer, and it does not really bode well for us. We need to think Quick.”

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