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How a Mercedes pit stop error "compromised" George Russell’s Barcelona GP
Motorsport.comJune 16, 2026
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Although he secured the pole position on Saturday and crossed the line in second place, Barcelona still wasn’t one of the easiest weekends of the Formula 1 season for George Russell. From the midpoint of the Barcelona Grand Prix, the Mercedes drivers began to struggle with increasing understeer and a progressive drop‑off in tyre performance.This scenario not only gave Lewis Hamilton the ...