A compliment, not criticism... F1
Despite bagging pole position in Hungary, Russell had to settle for third place in the race as the Briton was unable to hold off Max Verstappen or even Charles Leclerc.have without a doubt taken huge strides forward over the past few races, the team’s pace helped by their lack of porpoising.
That’s was the W13’s Achilles heel in the opening rounds of the championship as the bouncing forced Mercedes to give up downforce in order to protect the drivers.But while they are moving in the right direction, the team closing in on a first grand prix win, they still need help from Red Bull and Ferrari to put the car on the podium.
The Hungarian Grand Prix result should have been a Charles Leclerc-Max Verstappen 1-2, but instead Mercedes secured a double podium finish as Ferrari again fluffed it. However, Lewis Hamilton, P2 on the day, and Russell, P3, were no match for Verstappen’s Red Bull which won the grand prix by 10 seconds, and did so even with a 360-degree spin in the mix.
But for a team that have shown themselves to be stronger in the grands prix than in qualifying this season, the Hungarian GP was overall a positive sign for Mercedes that maybe, just maybe, the stars will align before the year is out.
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