Russell believes that Mercedes can soon find the “key”
The victory always escapes Mercedes in 2022. However, George Russell, before Barcelona, believes in his team's comeback in the game.
Despite a W13 with flaws at the beginning of the season, Mercedes still believes in its concept without side pods. Especially due to the porpoising effect, the performance of the car is not as good as expected currently, but everything could change very quickly.
Everyone has the feeling that once the German team fully understand the car, Mercedes will be able to join the fight for the title at the end of the season with Ferrari and Red Bull. Despite a performance well below the two leading teams, the Silver Arrows are not completely detached in the standings, thanks in particular to an almost perfect optimization.
George Russell, who is having an excellent start to the season, still believes that the W13 can become a very competitive car, especially after the glimpse of hope seen on Friday in Miami. We showed [on Friday in Miami] that we have a fast car, affirms the young Briton. I have complete faith and confidence that it is there, somewhere.
Russell is convinced that the key will be found, but he obviously doesn’t know when that will happen. We just need to understand how to unlock it. I think we can find bits and pieces of time during the round if we can just find that killer key to get it in that perfect place. I don’t know if it will be at the next race, but the guys are working day and night at the factory, and we all believe that we can do it.
« We must stick to our positions, continue in this direction. There will be a number of races before we say that we need to go in another direction, but I believe in them.
