Holy shit this is super sad for him :( Iโm not a fan of russel, not at all, but that sucks big time
I was a huge fan of his until the Bottas wreck where he lost his temper and smacked Bottas' helmet.
It's so hard being a kid these days. Impossible body image they have to maintain.
The fia should be more body positive. Russell canโt help being a Victorian child afflicted with consumption.
What does mean by being under weight here, was it a form of cheating?
Yes, the car was 1.5kg underweight. Maybe not cheating on purpose but against the rules.
That's a lot. If this math post is right that's like .1s per lap per kg on low end for Spa, or .15 x 44 = 6.6s which would put him in 4th I think.
No wonder he had pace after 30+ laps on same tire.
Hmmm interesting math. I do wonder how they got underweight. Did they know?
Eventually there may be a YouTube discussing it. My guess is spending too much fuel or a loose part fell off.
At the end of any race the cars are weighed to make sure that they weigh a minimum of 798kg this is to ensure that there is no unfair advantage for running a car much lighter. Lighter cars go faster. It seems that at some point, Mercedes made an error with the weights on Georges car and at the end it was under this limit. As other has said this could be down to any number of reasons and nothing official has been released.
I wonder if the lack of an in-lap to pick up marbles in Spa, combined with his long stint leaving him with little tread, contributed here. Could he have gained 1.5kg of rubber marbles during an in-lap?
1.5kg sounds like a big ask to pick up in marbles.
A little under 400 grams per tire, it does sound like a lot but I wonder if that lack combined with the crazy long stint wearing down the tread contributed.
Yeah I guess that's somewhat reasonable, but their weight would've been quite on the edge either way.
He always looks a bit peckish now that you mention it.
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