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 | Andrew Shovlin: Russell damaged the bottom of the car by driving on gravel, which was carried onto the track due to Antonelli`s turn30-03-2026 |
Both Mercedes cars were damaged in sprint qualifying. Mercedes chief racing engineer Andrew Shovlin summed up the results of qualifying for the sprint before the Belgian Grand Prix, saying that the team`s drivers were prevented from performing better by damage to both cars.
Kimi Antonelli`s spin on the first lap of qualifying resulted in damage to the underbody and diffuser of his car. Kimi managed to return to the track and try again, but the car was too badly damaged, which is why he was unable to set a good lap time.
At the same time, George Russell was driving not so far behind Kimi, and at the moment of a U-turn he damaged the bottom of his car, driving through the gravel, which washed out onto the track. Most likely, these injuries affected our performance in the second segment, which turned out to be disappointing. But we will still study all the data to understand whether we could still squeeze more speed out of the car, ” Shovlin said.
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