Martin Brundle makes ultimate Mercedes insult after Max Verstappen passes George Russell ‘ George Russell was helpless in his battle with Max Verstappen midway through the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Martin Brundle makes ultimate Mercedes insult after Max Verstappen passes George Russell
Martin Brundle has summed up Mercedes’ woes in a brutal manner by likening them to a “midfield car” after watching Max Verstappen breeze past George Russell in the middle of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Mercedes are in a sticky situation for the 2023 season with Lewis Hamilton and Russell unable to challenge at the front of the grid once again.
They’ve seemingly fallen even further behind Red Bull this season with Hamilton finishing nearly a second behind Verstappen at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
Toto Wolff has admitted that Mercedes will begin scrapping the ‘zeropod’ concept of their car with changes expected to be visible on the bodywork in a few months.
For now, both drivers are in a battle with Aston Martin and Ferrari in their attempts to stay in the championship fight.
But their pace compared to the Red Bull was clear for all to see after the Safety Car at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
All drivers had just pitted for fresh hard tyres ahead of the restart with Verstappen running behind Russell.
And once he was able to open his rear wing, Verstappen made light work of passing the young Brit in the second to last DRS zone.
The Dutchman ended up breezing past Russell with ease and was even able to hold his rival off down the pit straight despite the Mercedes car having DRS to chase him back down.
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But Brundle stuck the knife into Mercedes’ current situation while praising the pure speed Red Bull are able to get with their rear wing open.
The former F1 driver pointed out how fast Verstappen’s car looks with the rear wing open, particularly against a “midfield car”.
His comment appeared to refer to Mercedes as a midfield car – far from where Hamilton and Russell will want the team to be.
