Mercedes retired George Russell’s W15 at British GP to avoid penalty later this F1 season

Lewis Hamilton’s win at the British Grand Prix marked the second straight victory for Mercedes. The win for Hamilton, coming on the heels of George Russell’s surprise win at the Austrian Grand Prix, aided the team’s climb closer to Red Bull at the top of the grid.

But the day could have been better for Mercedes, were it not for a water system failure on Russell’s W15. The Mercedes driver was running fourth when he was instructed on Lap 33 to retire the car, ending any chances of a double podium for the Silver Arrows.

In the team’s post-race debrief, Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin noted that Mercedes had

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