{"id":40657,"date":"2025-04-22T09:05:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T09:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/40657\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T09:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T09:05:07","slug":"mercedes-f1-star-george-russell-complains-about-fia-ignoring-him-after-saudi-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/40657\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes F1 star George Russell complains about FIA ignoring him after Saudi Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"

George Russell<\/a> has revealed that he’s complained about an issue at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for three years without the FIA acting on the problem the way he’d like. <\/b><\/p>\n

\nThe Mercedes star equalled his worst result of the season<\/a><\/b> in Jeddah on Sunday, struggling mightily with tyre wear in the late stages and being caught easily by a fast-finishing Lando Norris for fourth place. <\/p>\n

\nHowever, it wasn’t the tyre wear that the Brit<\/a><\/b> flagged up on the SkyPad in a post-race interview, instead showing off a particular quirk of the way the street circuit is constructed. <\/p>\n

\nMore specifically, his revealed a part of the track which is more or less unlit by the floodlights around the track, with only the left-hand side of the track in the light. <\/p>\n

Russell: FIA have ignored me on track issue<\/p>\n

\nRussell explained to Sky Sports F1 analyst and former driver Karun Chandhok: “As you come into the corner, it gets really dark on the right-hand side. You see how bright it is [on the left side].” <\/p>\n

\nCircling the area on the screen, he continued: “You see the lights, they\u2019re shining, but there\u2019s no lights on the other side shining. So it\u2019s all dark on the wall.” <\/p>\n

\nIt might seem that such detailed feedback would be welcomed by the FIA, but when asked if he’d pass on his observations Russell revealed: “I mean, I\u2019ve mentioned it for about three years now. Nothing\u2019s really changed.” <\/p>\n

\nRussell currently sits fourth in the standings, in the middle ground between title challenger and midfield runner, not yet truly challenging for a race win but sitting just as close to Oscar Piastri at the top of the standings as he is to Charles Leclerc<\/a> in fifth. <\/p>\n

\nF1 HEADLINES:<\/b> FIA release official statement on Verstappen penalty as Horner produces evidence<\/a><\/p>\n

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