Mercedes unsure why it was so quick over Brazil F1 weekend

George Russell scored his maiden F1 win on Sunday at Interlagos, leading home team-mate Lewis Hamilton to give Mercedes its first 1-2 finish since the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

The result ended Mercedes’ winless season and was the latest milestone in a campaign that saw it initially struggle to put up any kind of challenge at the front of the pack due to issues with its car.

While Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc were both involved in incidents that…