In changeable conditions at Silverstone, Mercedes endured a tough afternoon and scored just one point as George Russell came ...

George Russell defended Mercedes’ aggressive tyre strategies during Sunday’s unpredictable British Grand Prix.

Mercedes did in the end opt for a two-stop strategy, but could not recover any positions and Hamilton finished ninth – two spots lower than his starting grid spot of seventh.

While it took some time, Mercedes has made the transformation to electric cars a key pillar of its corporate strategy, which it published in October 2020: It doubled down on the electrification ...