SAKHIR – Mercedes AMG Petronas Team driver George Russell ended the Bahrain 2022 Formula One (F1) pre-season test with disappointment. The reason is that he feels that the Mercedes W13 he uses still has many shortcomings and is experiencing the same problems as participating in the shakedown session in Barcelona, which means there are no changes at all.
As is known, the 2022 F1 pre-season test has been completed. The drivers carried out the test for three days starting Friday at the Bahrain International Circuit.
The results of these tests did not seem satisfactory enough for the Silver Arrows – Mercedes’ nickname. The reason is, two drivers, namely Lewis Hamilton and Russell are still struggling to get out to be the fastest.
Russell, who is Mercedes’ new driver this season, admits that there is still much to be done. The former Williams Racing driver also said that the performance of the W13 car was still not perfect.
“In my opinion it was quite productive but very interesting at the same time. Obviously there’s a lot to learn about this 2022 car, with the tires,” said Russell.
“It’s pretty clear some of the problems a lot of teams have with bouncing, just trying to work around that. Yes, it must have bounced a lot from the inside. Honestly, it’s very uncomfortable.”
