George Russell (Mercedes F1) finished the 2022 F1 Round 8 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Friday free run in 7th place. Ferrari and Red Bull cars are “essentially faster” than Mercedes, he said.
Mercedes F1 is suffering from porpoising problems again in Baku, the strong performance in Barcelona is overshadowed, and W13 is underperforming on the same street circuit as the previous race in Monaco.
“It was a tricky day and obviously not as competitive as we thought,” commented George Russell.
“It’s a difficult truck to switch on the tires and get into the right window. I’ve seen many other drivers set the fastest times at the end of the run, but Ferrari and Red Bull turn on the tires. Now they have cars that are essentially faster than us, and we’re doing everything we can to catch up. “
“Even if you solve the tires, that’s only 50% of the problem, the remaining 50% is the car’s performance. Now the car is running very close to the ground. In high speed corners, the car is completely I’m bottoming. It’s the same for everyone. It’s not really comfortable to drive. “
“I don’t know what the future of cars will be in this era, but we won’t be able to drive like this for the next four years. We’re all in the same situation, so we need to talk.”
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