George Russell says Mercedes needs to get back to basics and simply add more downforce to its car to try an improve performance after a poor start to the season. Mercedes has scored a best finish of fifth place — achieved by Russell in the Bahrain Grand Prix — so far this season, and is currently fourth in the constructors’ championship. With McLaren comfortably ahead of Mercedes at this stage in third, Russell says the different routes his team has taken in terms of car design show that a more simple approach is needed. “I think we’ve understood enough so far that we just need to add downforce,” Russell said. “We’ve changed philosophies, we’ve changed concepts...
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