Budapest ¨C George Russell believes Mercedes has fixed the issue that was slowing his car, and he has come out of the situation mentally stronger.
The Briton raged over the team radio after losing straight-line speed during the opening lap of last Sunday¡¯s ?Belgian Grand Prix and then retiring in the gravel following a collision with Ferrari¡¯s Lewis ?Hamilton.
Russell, the preseason favorite, is now third overall and 50 points adrift of championship-leading teammate Kimi ?Antonelli after 10 rounds, with the 19-year-old Italian soaring high after six victories.
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