George Russell's telemetry shows disparity in Mercedes' performance

During the Belgian Grand Prix, George Russell collided with Lewis Hamilton on Lap 1, ending his race. FIA stewards issued Hamilton a five-second penalty for the incident. Russell expressed frustration over a battery issue, claiming he was '35% down' exiting Turn 1, which left him vulnerable to competitors. Mercedes' Toto Wolff attributed the problem to a fleet-wide battery glitch affecting all Mercedes drivers. However, telemetry analysis by Jolyon Palmer revealed that Russell's teammate, Kimi Antonelli, had better energy deployment, contradicting the team's defense. With the grid approaching the Hungarian Grand Prix, Mercedes needs to investigate the performance issues with their power unit.

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