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George Russell reveals Mercedes blocked engineer from "dangerous" porpoising test

George Russell has said he's glad to see the back of Formula 1's current generation of ground-effect cars, describing them as "brutal" to drive and revealing that even Mercedes' own health and safety didn't allow a designer to experience how extreme the porpoising really was in a simulator. 

Asked whether he was happy to say goodbye to this rules cycle ahead of the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix, Russell didn't hesitate to make his opinion known.

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