Russell reveals: “5 out of 11 teams voted against the open wings between Turn-1 and Turn-3, and it wasn’t the Mercedes-powered teams”

A background emerges Max Verstappen already underlined from the post-race press conference in Austria that Silverstone “will be another track” because without points to recharge the batteries the cars will find themselves running out of energy at the end of the lap. George Russell revealed that the situation could have been improved, but 5 out of 11 teams preferred not to exploit a potential assist. On the table, in fact, there was the proposal to open the wings between Turn-1 and Turn-3, a possibility that would have allowed us to conserve precious energy. To open the wings in that section, unanimity was needed between the teams given that the issue of open wings when cornering concerns safety, a unanimity that was not even touched given that five out of 11 voted against. “For us it was fine even if it would have been something that would have backfired given that all the Mercedes-powered cars have an advantage from the point of view of energy deployment – ​​said Russell – I tried in the simulator opening or closing the wings at that point and there is a big difference”.

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2026-07-02 18:00:00