Mercedes entered the Hungarian Grand Prix on a high note, outscoring their rivals over the past four race weekends and capturing back-to-back victories with George Russell winning in Austria and Lewis Hamilton securing the win at Silverstone.
But if they are to win a third-straight race, it will take something special following the team’s “total underperformance” Saturday during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Russell was eliminated in Q1 following a “miscommunication,” and will start the Grand Prix back in 17th place. While Hamilton advanced to Q3 — only after a tense end to Q2 where he faced elimination in the closing moments — he lacked the pace of
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