Russell: We wanted to make the car more manageable.

      Mercedes driver George Russell is pleased that the team managed to solve last year's problems, but is unhappy with the weather in Bahrain.…

      George Russell: "Last year, the balance of the car was constantly changing, and it was especially difficult in hot weather when there was a lot of oversteer. When working with W16, we tried to solve this problem.

      Besides, the car was always on edge. If the conditions changed a little, she would end up in the wall. That's why we paid special attention to making the car more manageable and intuitive. And judging by what we see in the tests, we did it.

      When analyzing the data collected this week, it is important to take into account the difficult conditions. No one expected such cool weather in Bahrain. We need to imagine how the behavior of the car will change at a temperature 20 degrees higher. But that's what a simulator is for.

      In tests with an air temperature of 15 degrees, the behavior of the car in Bahrain is completely fine with me, but we will never race in Bahrain at 15 degrees and such a strong wind. The correlation of data from a real car and a simulator is very important and will allow us to understand what limitations may await us in other circumstances."