'We believe we could take the rear wing fully off, and Red Bull would still be quicker than us on the straights, and that's not even a joke.' Russell admits Mercedes has no way to counter Red Bull's straightline performance. F1
at the start of Saturday's sprint event, but after a resumption following a safety car period, the Dutchman passed him on the run down to Turn 1.
"We know what the speed difference is," said Russell when asked by Motorsport.com about Verstappen's pass. "So we don't understand what they're doing. They've clearly done something incredible... Something very, very trick."But especially with the DRS, as I said, we believe we can take the rear wing fully off and they'd still be quicker than us. So something's not adding up from our side."
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