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“he suggested the idea on Sunday morning that maybe the best way to get answers is we split the packages in the next race. One car goes old, one car goes new.”

The Race, at 0:34 of “Why George Russell is downgrading his Mercedes F1 car” on The Race’s channel.

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0:12 roll back on what ultimately was his car was originally his idea. Now, John Noble, drivers don't normally like the slower car, do they? So how did this all come about?
0:24 This came about Sunday morning in Malaysia. Obviously, the upgrade had arrived on the car, but it left a very confusing picture. The team couldn't work out why Strayline speed was down, why it was
0:34 struggling in the low speed corners, why the performance wasn't there, why it hadn't delivered a step forward. So he suggested the idea on Sunday morning that maybe the best way to get answers is we
0:44 split the packages in the next race. One car goes old, one car goes new. Maybe we should consider it.
0:52 By Sunday evening, he'd had the retirement, he was facing an engine penalty, and then in his words today, he said it became a no-brainer to do it.
1:00 Now, some of the cynics watching, I know there's some of you out there, will be thinking, "Oh, is this just him trying to get an offset against Kimi Antonelli?"