Mercedes’ “knife-edge” F1 car behind Russell’s recent struggles

Over the past three races, Russell took a fifth and two sixth-place finishes, while team-mate Lewis Hamilton grabbed a podium and two fourth-place results, as Mercedes battled McLaren and Ferrari for the status of second-fastest team.

Since the Austrian Grand Prix weekend at the start of July, Russell has said on several occasions that “things aren’t clicking” between him and the W14.

When team boss Toto Wolff was asked about Russell’s dip in…