Russell appeared perplexed by the FIA directive, claiming that something like this made no sense in any manner.
The team's new machine for the 2023 season was tested by George Russell before any other driver.
After spending 2022 in their more conventional silver scheme, Mercedes' newest model represents a return to black.
Toto Wolff, the team's team principal, said that they would maintain a realistic goal for the upcoming season and refrain from getting overconfident.
The 23-year-old German left Ferrari-powered Haas at the end of the previous season and joined Mercedes as a backup to seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.
The design direction Mercedes is pursuing with their new car for the 2023 Formula 1 season has been made clearer than it has previously been.
Adrian Newey, the technical director at Red Bull, anticipates a challenging season in Formula 1 against Ferrari and Mercedes because he thinks both teams will "come straight back" ...
After the initial Barcelona 2022 Formula 1 pre-season test, Andrew Shovlin claims Mercedes did not believe its W13 was "in a poor spot," even though its porpoising issue was alread...
Lewis Hamilton said that Mercedes' early-season troubles with their W13 car were like to driving with a "ghost."
Since making a "sneaky" initial visit to the team in 2014 for his simulator debut, Mick Schumacher has observed "immense" expansion in Mercedes' Formula 1 operation.