“I found myself on the wrong side of it. It was tight out there and we shouldn’t have been in a position to be that close to the margin to the cut-off. We need to work overnight and make some improvement for the main quali.”
Russell was then asked for his thoughts on Mercedes’ latest updates, which include a new floor, front wing and front suspension, and whether they give him hope for the remainder of the weekend.
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“I mean, I’ve got no doubt we’ll move forward in the Sprint race,” he added. “We need to try and get on top of our qualifying woes. It’s always difficult to fight with the cars ahead when we’re starting on the back foot.
“Everybody’s brought updates to this race; McLaren have brought a big upgrade, Aston had something [at the last race]. We’re kind of in the same boat as everybody else, but today it just wasn’t working for us.”
Hamilton, meanwhile, explained that there were no major dramas behind the wheel – aside from his brush with the wall – as he offered a blunt assessment of where Mercedes stand.
News Summary:
- George Russell searching for answers after Mercedes’ double SQ2 exit in Miami as Lewis Hamilton braces himself for ‘tough’ Sprint
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