George Russell aims to maximise Mercedes' package in Jeddah, but admits the Brackley squad "won't find one second overnight" based on its learnings from Friday. Mercedes headed into its Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend with some minor updates introduced on its W14 car. The team adjusted its work programmes to the different conditions that were in force in Friday's pair of sessions but with the common purpose of gaining a better understanding of its car and its development direction. In FP1, Russell was fifth fastest with Lewis Hamilton just one spot behind. But in FP2 which saw a mix of single-lap performance runs with long running later in the session, Russel was again P5 while...
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