No Brazilian Grand Prix heroics this time around for Mercedes.
A disappointing Brazilian GP race weekend hit a new low for Mercedes on Grand Prix Sunday, George Russell put out of his misery early due to an immiment power unit failure risk.
Hamilton described the feeling in the car as “horrible” as he predicted a long and painful Grand Prix to come. It turns out he was right.Like in the sprint, Mercedes found themselves slipping back as the race went on, their battle reduced to a scrap with Alpine as Aston Martin and the sole remaining Ferrari of Carlos Sainz drove off into the distance.
Mercedes would confirm that rising oil temperatures in the power unit triggered them to make that decision, with a PU failure incoming if Russell had have continued.
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