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Mercedes investigating Russell's myterious straight-line deficit at Silverstone and Spa
Mercedes says it is urgently investigating the unexplained straight-line performance deficit that continues to hamper George Russell after Andrea Kimi Antonelli claimed his sixth pole position of the Formula 1 season at the Belgian Grand Prix. Antonelli continued his superb Spa-Francorchamps form by converting his pace from Friday and Saturday practice into another pole position, beating Max Verstappen by three tenths of a second. Russell, meanwhile, qualified fourth before being promoted to third on the grid by Lando Norris' 10-place penalty, but once again lost significant time on the straights compared to his team-mate. Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin admitted the issue...
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