Explained: Why Mercedes have ditched their upgraded F1 floor for Belgian GP

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Explained: Why Mercedes have ditched their upgraded F1 floor for Belgian GP
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George Russell explains why Mercedes have ditched their new floor at Spa.

has shed light on why Mercedes have reverted back to an older specification of floor for the remainder of the Belgian Grand Prix Mercedes had tried out a new floor - but ditched it for Friday practice.Speaking after qualifying, Russell explained the decision further.

“Yesterday, wasn’t a great day for us and we just want to double check it wasn’t the upgrades. I am pretty confident it isn’t. However, Russell conceded Mercedes need to “understand why” they continue to struggle at Spa, citing their lack of performance in 2022 and 2023.

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