Ex-F1 team principal deems Mercedes as the ‘wa*kers’ for botching George Russell’s Belgian GP win

George Russell took a single-stop strategy to win the Belgian GP but was disqualified due to Mercedes' error in conforming to weight requirements.

Ex-F1 team principal deems Mercedes as the ‘wa*kers’ for botching George Russell’s Belgian GP win

George Russell (via: IMAGO, Instagram/theredflagspod, screenshot)

Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner bashed Mercedes for George Russell‘s disqualification at Spa-Francorchamps. Russell initially won the Belgium GP but was later penalised due to an underweight W15.

George Russell has been on the rise for the Silver Arrows, scoring 116 points this season. The 26-year-old put in a stellar performance during the 44-lap race at Spa, managing his tires courageously on a one-stop strategy.

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Guenther Steiner critiqued Mercedes for their carelessness in regard to the weight requirements of the FIA. Steiner also praised Russell for his fearless attempt to maximize his performance around the 7.004-kilometer track.

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Steiner: And who is the w*nker in Spa? 
Co-podcaster: The Mercedes guy who didn't put the ballasts? 
Steiner: That's right. George is the rockstar and Mercedes are the w*nkers.
Guenther Steiner spoke on the Red Flags Podcast

The Brackley-based-outfits mistake cost Russell his third F1 career win despite putting in a solid run. They will now hope to improve on their mistakes to make sure such incidents are avoided going ahead into the future.

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Andrew Shovlin claims Mercedes will revert back to advanced settings for Dutch GP

Mercedes Trackside Engineer Andrew Shovlin was in praise of the team’s W15 in light of recent performances. Shovlin claimed that the Silver Arrows will bring back the upgrades at Zandvoort that they removed for Silvertone and Spa.

Andrew Shovlin and Mercedes W15 (Via: Imago)
Andrew Shovlin and Mercedes W15 (Via: Imago)
Going to that Silverstone car got it all back to normal. We've since had time to look at the data to understand what it was we did exactly and knowing that, we're pretty confident that we'll be going for a reintroduction in Zandvoort.
Andrew Shovlin via Mercedes race-debrief

Shovlin stated that the team removed the upgrades to cater to the high-speed nature of Silverstone and Spa. The 50-year-old then claimed that the Silver Arrows have otherwise found success with their iterations, regardless of tracks and conditions.

Mercedes has been on a rise since the Canadian Grand Prix, scoring 170 points in the last six races. The Brackley based team will now look to win more races with their revamped W15 for the remainder of the 2024 F1 season.

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