Lewis Hamilton lost two places in the sprint while George Russell held on to P4.
Toto Wolff lamented a “bruising” day for Mercedes after an excellent start was followed by them being overtaken by multiple competitors.
But whatever pace they found in the opening stages soon went missing as the W14 failed to make good ground on Sao Paulo’s long straight.As the race went on, Russell and team-mate Lewis Hamilton became the proverbial sitting ducks with Norris first moving past Russell before Hamilton was left to fend off a multitude of rivals.Team boss Wolff lamented the sprint showing, suggesting they had got the balance of the car wrong.
Wolff did agree a wing tweak could produce better results for Sunday’s race, something that is allowed under Parc Ferme conditions, but also said that was no “magic screw.”
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