MERCEDES DEPLOYS TEAM ORDERS FOR RUSSELL IN NETHERLANDS

Original: Mercedes: Late Dutch GP team orders were to help George Russell

Mercedes implemented team orders during the Dutch GP to assist George Russell in securing third place at Zandvoort.

Mercedes used team orders during the Dutch GP last weekend to help George Russell secure third at Zandvoort, says Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin. The call for Russell to let his team-mate Kimi Antonelli through came late in the race, after the VSC period on lap 55 of 72. The