After Lewis Hamilton’s “Disconnect” Jibe at Mercedes, George Russell’s “Lame Horse” Insult Takes It to Whole Another Level

After weeks of constant public criticism and feeling disconnected from the car, Lewis Hamilton got his way and got his team to accept their fault. The team accepted their mistake and has since been working in the background to rectify it. According to all sources, including Toto Wolff, a massive upgrade will be introduced in Imola. In the build-up to the exciting and soon-to-be-revealed upgrade package, following Hamilton’s footsteps, even George Russell took a shot at the W14.

Hamilton’s complaints painted a really nasty picture of the W14. In fact, the Brit even put his future on hold because the poor state of the car put Hamilton’s ambitions on hold. However, it seems as if the entire team is letting out their frustration with the car before the upgrade package in Imola is introduced. The young Mercedes Brit did so during his conversation with Bild, as quoted by Mirror,

“It is comparable to riding a horse. A Mercedes is a faster horse than a Williams,” said Russell. “At the moment, however, we have a lame horse. We know that it has a lot of performance in it, but it is not happy that someone wants to ride it and the way of riding style does not suit him either.”

“It still has its own head, which sometimes runs the risk of throwing you off. We still have to get used to each other and develop it so that it becomes fast and tame,” he concluded.

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An interesting analogy to reveal’s the car shortcomings. However, if an analogy was confusing, Hamilton put it out in clear words for the world to hear.

Lewis Hamilton points out one major flaw in W14

Apart from a host of things that plague the Mercedes men, Hamilton also pinpointed one aspect of the W14 that is especially hampering his performance. It’s the perception of the car because of his driving position. Let us quote Hamilton to explain the problem better.

“If you look at the past, I’ve always enjoyed an oversteering car,” he said. Then Hamilton brought his seating position into perspective and said, “So, what that does is it just really changes the attitude of the car and how you perceive its movement. And it makes it harder to predict, compared to when you’re further back and you’re sitting closer, more center. It’s just something I’ve really struggled with.”

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There are many aspects of the car that don’t favor the drivers. Let’s hope for the sake of the Mercedes men, the upgrade in Imola shows signs of steps in the right developmental direction.