Mercedes deployment software changes for Hungary
Mercedes has introduced deployment software changes for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix after finding a power unit code issue that left George Russell short of battery energy at Spa. The problem meant Russell’s deployment was effectively front-loaded, with extra energy used earlier in the lap and leaving him lacking on the run to the final chicane compared to team-mate Kimi Antonelli. Mercedes has also traced both cars’ opening-lap deployment shortfall to a software error that reduced harvesting into La Source and drained energy out of the hairpin, with Russell and Antonelli then ending up in different energy modes through Eau Rouge.
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