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Russell: Mercedes "not much quicker" on soft tyre in Australian GP practice

George Russell felt confident with his Mercedes W16 on the harder compounds during practice for Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix, but thought the car was struggling to get more out of the softs during the qualifying simulations.

Russell placed 10th overall in the FP2 timesheets, although displayed good levels of projected race pace during the end-of-session long runs, as he felt more comfortable with the C3 and C4 tyres that Pirelli brought to Albert Park.

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