Soiled air has change into a speaking level this season within the context of how intently drivers can comply with different vehicles.
Nonetheless, Russell notes that it has additionally impacted his consolation within the cockpit, having highlighted the difficulty on crew radio in the midst of final weekend’s Japanese GP.
“It has been a little bit of a theme this 12 months,” he stated when requested by Autosport concerning the situation.
“However I’ve had no downside with helmets in observe and qualifying, after which as quickly as we get to the race with all of the turbulence and vehicles round there’s a lot of buffeting and struggling a bit on this regard.
“The vehicles are positively more durable to comply with not too long ago than they’ve been prior to now.”
In what was an eventful afternoon for the Mercedes driver Russell additionally referenced a steering vibration through the Suzuka race.
“Yeah, I am not too positive the place that got here from,” he famous. “There could also be a small flat spot, I simply have to assess it.”
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Russell overcame his points to complete the race in seventh place, having chased down and handed McLaren’s Oscar Piastri within the closing laps.
The Briton was investigated by the FIA stewards after the pair made contact within the chicane, however he escaped with no additional motion taken.
“It was a superb race, a superb battle,” he stated. “Clearly, I had a bit of little bit of a late lunge on him.
“Felt like I gave him sufficient room, however made a little bit of contact on the apex. I used to be a bit stunned to see him go straight on, however on the finish, I managed to cross him away.”
Russell felt that seventh was the very best end result after beginning the Suzuka race from ninth and getting forward of Piastri and his personal team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
“It was so tight between the 4 groups after Crimson Bull, and also you’re seeing solely a tenth and a half or two-tenths splitting most likely six vehicles in qualifying and finally it feels such as you end the place you begin. So we had a foul day yesterday and paid the value in the present day.
“I believe it made sense to begin on the arduous [after the red flag], it simply gave us this flexibility. However I misplaced a great deal of time behind Lewis originally.
“As soon as we pitted the tempo was fairly sturdy I believe, in keeping with Charles [Leclerc] and Lando [Norris]. So had we began a couple of positions larger it will have been a distinct race.”
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