George benefit??? I think you’re just starting to see the unreliability of your PU + Ferrari closing in with their upgrades, and your WCC contention is threatened
🚨FIRST THE STRATEGY, THEN THE RELIABILITY ISSUES, NOW A PIT STOP ERROR: MERCEDES MISSET UP RUSSELL'S CAR
🗣️ Bradley Lord:
"It was great to see George back at his best after a difficult run of results in the last few Grands Prix. He took pole position and fought for the race win."
"However, during our final pit stop, we incorrectly adjusted the front wing due to a problem with the adjuster gun."
"As a result, George had to drive the final stages of the race with a very oversteery car, which certainly compromised his pace towards the end."
Realistically, Mercedes strategy today was very similar to McLaren’s Japan 2025 race, where instead of splitting the cars, they just copied Max and ended up losing out. What needed to be done: give the car ahead choice of strategy, and split the cars and don’t look back.