If there was one team that didn’t want a four-week summer break after the Belgian Grand Prix, it was Mercedes. After finishing second in the Constructors’ Championship last year – albeit hundreds of points behind Red Bull – Mercedes appeared to be on the back foot compared to their rivals this season. Ferrari looked like Red Bull’s strongest challenger during the early stages of the campaign before an upgrade package delivered in Miami suddenly gave McLaren an advantage over the rest of the grid. However, Toto Wolff’s team unlocked another level of performance in Canada when George Russell too…
