For Mercedes, the joy of winning the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix evaporated in the heat of Austria as George Russell came home fifth – more than a minute behind the dominant McLarens having targeted a podium the day before.
Instead, under the searing sun at the Red Bull Ring, the W16 was the protagonist of its worst weekend of the year, suffering from tyre overheating problems that had already slowed it down at other sweltering races in Jeddah and Imola.
