George Russell upbeat as Mercedes identify electrical engine fault that hurt his title bid

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Electrical fault had damaged Briton’s world title hopes

‘I’m glad we found it. Spa and Silverstone exposed issue’

George Russell believes his Mercedes team have identified the problem with his engine that has damaged his world championship hopes over recent races and left the driver fuming when it played a key role in him being knocked out of the most recent round in Belgium.

Russell has been struggling with issues with his electrical energy deployment for three races now, since the Austrian GP, particularly at Silverstone and Spa which are energy-dependent circuits. In Belgium he was furious after he lacked electrical energy when exiting turn one on the opening lap. It left him vulnerable to the chasing pack, notably the Ferraris which swept past and he entered the Les Combes corner alongside Lewis Hamilton, who clipped the Mercedes, sending Russell off and out of the race .

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