Martin Brundle ‘confused’ by Mercedes pace so soon after ‘s***box’ verdict
dailystar.co.ukREAD MORE: Martin Brundle apologises after suffering grid walk mishap at Canadian Grand Prix The pair finished in the same positions, albeit the other way round, in Baku, but the difference in body language after both races could not have been starker, with Mercedes even talking up their chances of taking the fight to Red Bull and Ferrari at British Grand Prix later this month.With that in mind, Brundle is struggling to assess the stage of Mercedes as we approach the midway point of the season. “The Mercedes team are so confusing for everyone at the moment, including themselves,” said Brundle in his post-race column for Sky Sports F1.“On Friday Lewis declared the car was undriveable, which is indeed exactly how it looked, and in a Sky F1 interview he strongly intimated that it was now about making the best of a bad job for the rest of the long season.
Team boss Toto Wolff said similar things to me in an interview having described the car as a 's***box' just a week earlier. Can Mercedes win a race this year?
Have your say in the comments section below. “George Russell took a very bold gamble on slicks at the end of the final wet but drying qualifying session, which I suspect he wouldn't do again.
I admire his confidence but two or three parts of the track were still ten minutes away from being ready.“Then in the race both Mercs were flying along almost on the leading pace.
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