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‘Impossible' for non-Merc/RB driver to win on merit

George Russell says unless a driver is behind the wheel of a Mercedes or Red Bull, winning without any luck is impossible. The budget cap has been brought in to try and level the playing field somewhat in F1 with Mercedes and Red Bull having established themselves as the clear leading teams, while with the new cars for 2022 it is hoped it will shrink some of those gaps between the 10 outfits. But both of those major changes will take time to settle in and so Mercedes and Red Bull, while now closer to the midfield, are still the fastest teams on the grid. For a shock result then, Formula 1 has relied on a bit of chaos and that is exactly what happened in Hungary with Valtteri Bottas and...
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