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Russell hit by energy deployment failures in Ferrari battle
Original: Russell has underperformed his teammate this season, yet he’s also been plagued by countless issues: He lost 3 places at
George Russell is facing scrutiny after another race where he finished behind his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, with attention on a failed energy deployment at the start that dropped him three places. Commentators note his electric deployment cut out at around 275 km/h, a repeat of a similar problem at Spa, and argue his season has been shaped by repeated technical issues rather than pure pace deficit.
Why now: Fresh evidence of a recurring battery deployment failure gave fans a concrete explanation for Russell's latest loss to Hamilton
George RussellLewis HamiltonMercedesSpa-FrancorchampsFormula 1
Evidence
- Russell has underperformed his teammate this season, yet he’s also been plagued by countless issues: He lost 3 places at the start because he had no energy deployment, just like at Spa! 🪫 He was P2 behind HAM, but after reaching 275 km/h, his electric deployment practically… · fdataanalysis.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
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