How Mercedes got back to the forefront

By signing his first career pole position, George Russell shook Mercedes out of its lethargy by offering it great prospects at the end of the season. Toto Wolff tells us the reasons for this turnaround.

Published on 30/07/2022 à 19:26

Jeremy Satis

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How Mercedes got back to the forefront

George Russell put Mercedes right side up. © Antonin Vincent / DPPI

From zero to hero, sometimes it hangs by a thread. After being a second slower than Ferrari Friday in free practice, Mercedes created a surprise by taking a pole position that no one saw coming on Saturday. Not even George Russell himself. “Yesterday was probably the worst Friday of the year for us, he reacted when he got out of the car. On est tous restés tard, jusqu’à

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