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News›Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026

George Russell optimistic about Mercedes upgrades

Sky Sports F1+ 4 moreThu 1 Oct · 12:48 UTCupdated Sun 4 Oct · 12:20 UTCHave your say
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George Russell expressed optimism regarding the substantial aerodynamic upgrades introduced by Mercedes for the Bahrain Grand Prix. He believes these enhancements could significantly improve his performance as he aims to continue his recent success.

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First to reportRussell reveals his Mercedes upgrade hope in Antonelli title chaseGeorge Russell is hopeful Mercedes' long-awaited car upgrade at the Bahrain Grand Prix will further help his performances as he bids to build on his return to winning ways from Azerbaijan last week.Sky Sports F1Thu 1 Oct · 12:48 UTCRead their report →
George Russell’s big Mercedes F1 upgrade hope as breakthrough explainedGeorge Russell explains his key Mercedes breakthrough - and hopes for a long-awaited car upgrade.CrashThu 1 Oct · 13:17 UTCRead →
Russell backs Mercedes upgrade to fuel title push: ‘Bring it on!'George Russell arrives in Malaysia with something he has spent much of 2026 searching for: confidence. In Baku...F1iThu 1 Oct · 16:42 UTCRead →
Mercedes unveil huge array of F1 upgrades in final title pushIt is the biggest update package seen on the W17s of George Russell and Kimi Antonelli since the Canadian GP in May.RacingNews365Fri 2 Oct · 03:07 UTCRead →
Russell warns Mercedes upgrade is being masked by tyre woesGeorge Russell resisted the temptation to draw any grand conclusions from Mercedes’ much-anticipated W17 upgrade after Friday’s opening...F1iFri 2 Oct · 12:19 UTCRead →
Why Mercedes' Bahrain GP upgrade is still a "big question mark"The Mercedes team has taken a big swing by introducing a substantial aerodynamic update package at a circuit Formula 1 hasn't visited since 2017. Has it missed? Probably not – but, because the upgrade is a major one, Mercedes has committed to it on both cars so it has been unable to run back-to-back comparisons between old and new in identical conditions. This has added to the challenges of ... Keep readingMotorsport.comSat 3 Oct · 11:21 UTCRead →
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