George Russell claims Mercedes will benefit from lessons learned in past two years

George Russell was confident that Mercedes will improve after two disappointing seasons.

George Russell claims Mercedes will benefit from lessons learned in past two years

Mercedes' George Russell (via IMAGO)

The Mercedes F1 team has struggled in F1’s ground-effect era. The Silver Arrows have failed to match Max Verstappen and Red Bull in the past two woeful campaigns. Moreover, the Brackley-based team has had another difficult start this year. Nevertheless, George Russell has insisted that the team will benefit from its past lessons in the future.

George Russell admitted that the past two seasons have been challenging for the Silver Arrows. The 26-year-old claimed that this was not just limited to on-track results. Rather, the issues faced by Mercedes in regard to the development of the car. As Toto Wolff‘s squad struggled to understand their cars in the preceding two years.

The past two years have been challenging for the team. not only for the results, but also for the challenges we have faced. We didn't understand the car. the problems we stumbled upon took a long time to understand and solve
George Russell said, as reported by RacingNews365

However, George Russell claimed Mercedes had learnt important lessons over this period. The Briton reckoned that the team had built its tools for further development. Subsequently, Russell highlighted the more efficient correlation between the simulations, wind tunnel and the track. The Mercedes driver was confident that the Silver Arrows will benefit from these improvements in the years to come.

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In these two years we have learned a lot as a team, we have developed our tools. We have improved the correlation between our simulations and the wind tunnel and the royal track, which is critical for years to come.
Russell continued

George Russell highlights Mercedes’ high expectations amidst slow start to 2024

Mercedes currently are fourth in the F1 standings. The Silver Arrows had a disastrous double DNF at the Australian GP due to Lewis Hamilton’s engine failure and Russell’s high-speed crash. Nevertheless, the 26-year-old remains hopeful of his team’s prospects in the foreseeable future.

George Russell driving the W15 Saudi Arabia
George Russell driving the W15 Saudi Arabia ( Image via IMAGO)

The Briton highlighted that in the past ten years, Mercedes has won all but two Constructors’ titles with its lowest position being third in 2022. George Russell reckoned that this showed the high expectations of the team. Moreover, Russell was confident that the W15 was a step in the right direction. The 26-year-old mentioned that the Silver Arrows would be working on improving the car in the coming weeks.

Ultimately, if you look at the team's last 10 years, we have won eight championships and the worst years have been in 3rd and 2nd place. his shows the expectations we have towards ourselves... we know we still have a lot to do. I am confident that this car will be a step in the right direction. But now we just have to keep working and pushing
George Russell concluded

Certainly, George Russell remains optimistic of Mercedes’ prospects. The Silver Arrows are determined to bounce back after a disappointing outing at Albert Park. However, it is clear that there is work to do at Brackley if Toto Wolff’s squad want to get back to the front of the field. Fans would be looking forward to seeing Russell and Hamilton push the car in the upcoming races.

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