George Russell was unaware that a water leak threatened his maiden F1 victory at the BrazilGP, Mercedes have revealed
However, things could have been very different for Russell, after it emerged that Mercedes spent half the race fearing a problem on the Briton’s car could be terminal.Video of What's next for Formula 1's Cost Cap? | F1 2022
"We had a water leak on the car throughout the race and it wasn't clear whether we could actually make it to the end,” Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, who did not travel to Brazil, confirmed after the race. "We talked about it on the intercom and we all agreed we're going to let him drive to the end even without water, on whatever was there to cool it and just try to finish the race.”
Speaking to reporters remotely, Wolff asked Mercedes team communications director Bradley Lord to explain the issue in more detail.Related Articles"We were concerned at one point that we would be four or five laps from the finish and not making it but then it did by the skin of its teeth.” Russell’s first grand prix win came two years after he was cruelly denied a victory on his debut for the team as a substitute for Hamilton at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix.“This victory makes us happy because he could have had one on the clock two years ago, and he didn’t, and now he has that first victory."
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