Sky F1's Martin Brundle is just as baffled as Mercedes by the erratic performance of the Brackley squad's W13 silver arrow. Mercedes' chronic porpoising and aerodynamic issues impacting its new generation car have been well chronicled. But in Miami, George Russell's unexpected fastest time in FP2 augured for a competitive weekend for the Briton and teammate Lewis Hamilton. Unfortunately, But any thoughts of a set-up break-through for the German outfit were quickly put to rest on Saturday. Although Hamilton performed reasonably well in qualifying, with the seven-time world champion clocking in fifth, Russell was unable to exit Q2, his pace from the day before gone and forgotten. ©Mercedes...
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