George Russell thinks Mercedes is lagging behind: “We have taken a step back”

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‘Step back’

The Constructors’ champion made a messy impression on the final day of testing. “The car is still bouncing a lot and it’s not really comfortable,” says Russell. “But I don’t really care about comfort when the performance is there. Only at the moment there isn’t and we seem to have taken a step back from our rivals. So there is a lot of work ahead of us between now and next week, because in all circumstances the Red Bull and Ferrari seem to be one step ahead of us”

“I don’t think they’re exceptional, I just don’t think we’re as competitive as we’d like to be, to be honest. The Ferrari and Red Bull are where they should be,” Russell said. and we’ve taken a step back.”

Mercedes must unlock performance

Where porpoising was a problem especially in the first week of testing in Barcelona, ​​Mercedes does not seem to have the problem under control yet. “All you have to do is watch the videos and you’ll see us bouncing, which is why the car doesn’t show itself well,” explains the former Williamsdriver out. He continues: “The team is working hard on a solution. We haven’t found it yet, but that doesn’t mean we can’t find one next week or later.”

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