Mercedes needs “fundamental improvements” after torrid Baku F1 Friday

George Russell finished FP2 in seventh place, 1.3s down on leader Charles Leclerc, with teammate Lewis Hamilton a further three tenths in arrears in 12th.

Both drivers appeared to suffer from severe bouncing issues again due to the floor bottoming out on the straights, which has also plagued the team in Monaco.

Shovlin admitted that a solution to Mercedes’ Baku struggles goes well beyond fine-tuning, saying the team needs to look for “fundamental improvements”.

“We’ve got a…