Mercedes was fortunate that Lewis Hamilton was in second place, says the Brackley-based outfit’s trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin, referring to the George Russell’s shock disqualification from the Belgian Grand Prix.
Having lacked tempo throughout Friday’s apply classes, Mercedes driver George Russell had seemingly pulled off an unlikely win throughout Sunday’s race at Spa-Francorchamps. The Briton began from P6 on the grid, and committing himself to a one-stop technique, he took his third F1 win.
Nevertheless, after the chequered flag, Russell’s automobile was discovered to be underweight, with the stewards subsequently excluding him from the outcomes – which means group mate Lewis Hamilton takes the win.
Mercedes Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin has supplied his response after the large blow Russell has endured within the final F1 spherical earlier than the summer time break.
“It is actually robust for George to have been disqualified from the win after such a powerful drive. He did a superb job to hold onto the tyres and defend to the end.
Simply an hour after the chequered flag fell on the Belgian Grand Prix, FIA Technical Delegate Jo Bauer issued an announcement, claiming that the double weighing process confirmed that George Russell’s W15 failed to succeed in the minimal weight of 798kg.
Shovlin mentioned that Mercedes don’t absolutely perceive the rationale for the technical infringement but, however they are going to launch an investigation to determine the rationale for the group’s error.
“We do not but perceive why the automobile was underweight following the race however will examine totally to search out the reason. We anticipate that the lack of rubber from the one cease was a contributing issue, and we’ll work to know the way it occurred.
“We can’t be making any excuses although. It’s clearly not ok and we want to ensure it does not occur once more.
“It was a reduction to have Lewis in second to inherit the victory. He additionally drove a powerful race and was the quickest two-stopping automobile on the market immediately. We could be happy with the automobile tempo however general, it is disappointing to not stroll away with the 1-2.
“That’s significantly true after such a superb restoration from one among our most tough Fridays, and following a race that was so nicely managed by the group. We’ll study from this and be again sturdy in Zandvoort after the summer time break,” famous Shovlin.
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