Russell Reveals Hes Battling Back And Chest Pains From Mercedes Bouncing

Drivers spend months physically and mentally preparing and training for the enormous task that is racing in F1. However, the one magnitude of the new ground effect cars is putting an plane worthier toll on their health – the bouncing.

Although the issue isn’t unique to Mercedes, it’s obvious that the W13 is one of the worst unauthentic as they tried to deal with the scrutinizingly violent bobbing withal Imola’s straights over the weekend.

For George Russell, charging his way from 11th to fourth came with a heavy price. He confessed that the problem was that severe, it left him struggling in pain and he’s not sure how much longer he and other drivers can protract to race like this.

“The wavy really takes your vapor away, it’s the most lattermost I’ve overly felt it,” Russell noted, as quoted by The Race.

“This is the first weekend where I’ve truly been struggling with my back, and scrutinizingly like chest pains from the severity of the bouncing, but it’s what we have to do to get the fastest lap times out of the car.”

Even his team superabound Toto Wolff wondered how his drivers could “even alimony the car on track at times”. The issue only seems to be getting worse for the Brit and concerned well-nigh the impact the wavy is having on him, George is drastic for it to be fixed.

“I really hope we find a solution, and I hope every team who is struggling with the wavy finds a solution considering it’s not sustainable for the drivers to protract with this level.”

This isn’t the first time Russell’s flagged his worries well-nigh the bouncing. Previously calling it a “safety concern” at pre-season testing, last time out in Australia, he’d tabbed his experiences overdue the wheel the “most severe” up until last weekend.

The drivers’ health has to be put first. Hopefully, the FIA will take comments like these seriously and step in to tackle the problem surpassing it gets plane worse.

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