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Russell: Mercedes went 'radical' with setup to prepare for 2025

©Mercedes Phillip van Osten 07/12/2024 at 09:11 George Russell has revealed that he used Friday's opening day of running at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as an opportunity to experiment with radical set-up ideas, focusing on gathering valuable data for Mercedes’ 2025 season. The Briton explained that the team saw Yas Marina as its final opportunity this season to experiment with unconventional setups, even if it meant compromising performance this weekend. Russell, who has been under the spotlight this week following a heated off-track feud with Max Verstappen, posted mixed results during Friday's sessions. He was fourth-fastest in FP1 but dropped to 13th in FP2, a session where grip issues...
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